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minus-square0x4E4F@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThat might work on paper, but not in reality. Look, capitalism was also a great idea on paper, no doubt there… how things panned out, that’s an entirely different story.
minus-squareBloodForTheBloodGod@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoCapitalism was good, and useful, as an improvement over Feudalism. Now, it’s time to do better and move towards the next stage in our evolution. Socialism.
minus-squareYendor@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThat one’s been tried - spoiler: it’s worse. Pick literally any former USSR state and compare the improvements in living standards before and after socialism.
That might work on paper, but not in reality.
Look, capitalism was also a great idea on paper, no doubt there… how things panned out, that’s an entirely different story.
Capitalism was good, and useful, as an improvement over Feudalism.
Now, it’s time to do better and move towards the next stage in our evolution. Socialism.
That one’s been tried - spoiler: it’s worse.
Pick literally any former USSR state and compare the improvements in living standards before and after socialism.