I was in a kerfuffle with a western “leftist” on discord. I was once on a server called “socialism” but then i got kicked for being a “tankie”, but that’s not the point of this. When I asked about where “democratic socialism”, which is more of an us-not-them word than anything imo, worked out, they pointed to Gadaffiist Libya. What would be a good response to that?

  • Devin
    33·
    3 years ago

    But don’t they have private ownership?

    • The Free PenguinOP
      51·
      3 years ago

      The US has the Bourgeoisie in the high ranks of the government. China doesn’t. The Chinese gov’t has strict regulations. China does not want a bourgeoisie, The USA does. China just keeps them out of necessity.

      • Devin
        44·
        3 years ago

        So it isn’t socialism?

        • The Free PenguinOP
          3·
          3 years ago

          Yes, it is. If China were capitalist, all these people who got too power hungry wouldn’t be arrested.

          • Devin
            31·
            3 years ago

            But isn’t socialism about the workers owning the means of production. If there’s still plenty of private ownership of the means of production, isn’t that not socialism?