▲ 1104 ▼ Both sides are the same (lemmy.world) submitted 8 months ago by zedgeist@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 196 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago (35 children) "..." "To meet everyone's basic needs, right?" /AnakinAndPadmeMeme.jpg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 38 child comments replies: [–] Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com -2 points 8 months ago (34 children) Literally yes. Housing, employment, education, healthcare and pensions are guaranteed in Cuba, and were guaranteed in the USSR, both in theory and in practice. What are you exactly talking about? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 36 child comments replies: [–] sonofearth@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (33 children) Communism is just impossible to implement. It only takes one human's greed to destroy the system. Center-left is far more plausible where the economy is capitalist with lots of checks and balances to counter extreme capitalists' greed and the state having control over essential industries and important parts of the economy (energy, water supply, transportation, education, healthcare and stuff) while abolishing religious systems to nil the discrimination on that end. The entire concept of life itself is very capitalist — You have to exploit all resources available to you so you can survive and thrive. Only some species share resources — that too if they are in abundance for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 34 child comments replies: [–] Doozer@piefed.world 2 points 8 months ago Civilisation would be impossible to implement if we didn't criminalise destructive behaviour like murder. Make greed (hording wealth) illegal. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (32 replies) load more comments (32 replies) load more comments (32 replies)
[–] Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com -2 points 8 months ago (34 children) Literally yes. Housing, employment, education, healthcare and pensions are guaranteed in Cuba, and were guaranteed in the USSR, both in theory and in practice. What are you exactly talking about? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 36 child comments replies: [–] sonofearth@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (33 children) Communism is just impossible to implement. It only takes one human's greed to destroy the system. Center-left is far more plausible where the economy is capitalist with lots of checks and balances to counter extreme capitalists' greed and the state having control over essential industries and important parts of the economy (energy, water supply, transportation, education, healthcare and stuff) while abolishing religious systems to nil the discrimination on that end. The entire concept of life itself is very capitalist — You have to exploit all resources available to you so you can survive and thrive. Only some species share resources — that too if they are in abundance for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 34 child comments replies: [–] Doozer@piefed.world 2 points 8 months ago Civilisation would be impossible to implement if we didn't criminalise destructive behaviour like murder. Make greed (hording wealth) illegal. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (32 replies) load more comments (32 replies)
[–] sonofearth@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (33 children) Communism is just impossible to implement. It only takes one human's greed to destroy the system. Center-left is far more plausible where the economy is capitalist with lots of checks and balances to counter extreme capitalists' greed and the state having control over essential industries and important parts of the economy (energy, water supply, transportation, education, healthcare and stuff) while abolishing religious systems to nil the discrimination on that end. The entire concept of life itself is very capitalist — You have to exploit all resources available to you so you can survive and thrive. Only some species share resources — that too if they are in abundance for them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 34 child comments replies: [–] Doozer@piefed.world 2 points 8 months ago Civilisation would be impossible to implement if we didn't criminalise destructive behaviour like murder. Make greed (hording wealth) illegal. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (32 replies)
[–] Doozer@piefed.world 2 points 8 months ago Civilisation would be impossible to implement if we didn't criminalise destructive behaviour like murder. Make greed (hording wealth) illegal. permalink fedilink source parent