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Giving money to Amazon, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Google .etc

It's like, you can't have an argument for price gouging, when you're enabling them by spending. If people were smart, they'd stop giving them money 10 - 15 years ago and they'd be right now, trying to reconstruct so they can be more economically friendly than how they are now.

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[-] MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

They would understand that socialism is not communism. Also you can have capitalism and socialism at the same time, you just have to give and take a little.

[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

They would understand that socialism is not communism.

Socialism has so many definitions that this can be subjectively true or false. This isn't even some trivial gotcha, the terms were used interchangeably even by significant writers of the 1800s. For another example, a socialist mode of production and a capitalist mode of production are contradictory.

If one wants to make these kind of broad claims without starting pointless arguments, they'll need to use a more specific term than 'socialism'.

[-] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

You're wrong about literally all of that.

[-] emmie@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

Op probably thinks socialism == Scandinavian welfare states. Most online USA midwits don’t know the difference

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

That's what I think of about socialism. The democratic socialist Scandinavian countries

[-] finderscult@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

The ones that explicitly state they are not socialist?

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee -1 points 6 days ago

If you want your contribution to have any weight at all, you'll elaborate. As it is, it is just worth dismissing

[-] comfy@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

As it is, it is just worth dismissing

If we dismiss dismissals, this will go on looping forever. The person they replied to did not elaborate on some very dubious claims, and as is, are just worth dismissing.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee -1 points 6 days ago

I dismiss your answer !

[-] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

So people can just say whatever shit they want offhanded and not be criticized, but if you want to say they're wrong you have to give exhaustive reasoning and proof for each and every thing, huh?

That's a really dumb thing to believe so I'm wondering if you just speak frivolously without thinking and would like to walk your position back a bit.

[-] And009@reddthat.com -1 points 6 days ago

Do you identify as an American per chance?

[-] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 days ago

I identify as your mom, loser

[-] And009@reddthat.com 0 points 5 days ago

That explains the lack of education

[-] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 days ago

lol shut up dumbass

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