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Being the Only Socialist in the Family Rule (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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[–] 56 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I dont think anything you said would qualify you as a "socialist"

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    Counterpoint: If you ask most elected officials edit: in the US (of either party), any two of those as policy goals would make you a socialist.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    fuck the US, why is it relevant what they think?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You'll find out when we get done with our "Republic" arc and start the "Empire" one.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    you have been on the empire thing for literal decades

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You ain't seen nothing yet, sheltered child of neoliberalism.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    i live in a colony of neoliberalism, im seeing things on a daily basis.

    some of which coming from a direct consequence of the empire's decisions. some of which comes from genocides past.

    there was never a republic in the first place for us.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And yet you wonder why it's important what America thinks?

    Here's hoping you don't find out.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    im not wondering if its important or not, i'm saying its not. what is your point?

    you seem to get what the empire is capable of, but you dont get that they are actually doing this stuff already as much as they can, everywhere. we are "finding out" by virtue of US's mere existence.

    they will oppress us anyway so might as well think about freedom, and it doesnt matter whether or not the US would like socialism for itself or not, or how their deceiving politicians lie about it.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I think the abolition of borders falls under the umbrella of socialism

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Socialism means one thing: democratic control over the economy. It's radically left-wing in most of the world, and because of that socialists also advocate for other radically leftist ideas. I'm one of the radical leftists that don't believe governments should exist at all in their current form, but that's not what makes me a socialist.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Socialism being more international isn't just because it's radical, but because Communism can only exist fully if there is no Capitalism anywhere to re-emerge. What you've said is correct, just incomplete IMO.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

    isn't government not existing just a form of libertarianism? (not trying to argue or anything; just genuinely curious)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Kind of. Communism itself is described as a Stateless, Classless, moneyless society, and Anarchism is Stateless as well. Socialism is just collective ownership of industry.

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