• Cowbee [he/him]
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    22 months ago

    Social welfare programs are not Socialism. This is why I am trying to convince you to familiarize yourself with the concepts people are discussing before asserting your opinion on said subject, unless you are just trying to learn.

    • @void_star
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      02 months ago

      Ok c’mon you’re just being pedantic now. Social welfare programs are definitely inspired/borrowed ideas from socialism and communism. Social security is literally a form of comunal wealth.

      I’ll freely admit I’m not an expert in economic theory, but I am entitled to my opinion and to have discussions about it. I don’t have a PhD in the field, next time I’ll be more careful on c/memes.

      • Cowbee [he/him]
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        22 months ago

        Ok c’mon you’re just being pedantic now. Social welfare programs are definitely inspired/borrowed ideas from socialism and communism. Social security is literally a form of comunal wealth.

        Social Welfare Programs are concessions made when there is risk of revolt. They themselves do not make a system more or less Socialist, what determines if a system is Socialist is who is in power, the Proletariat, or the Bourgeoisie, and where it is trending.

        I’ll freely admit I’m not an expert in economic theory, but I am entitled to my opinion and to have discussions about it. I don’t have a PhD in the field, next time I’ll be more careful on c/memes.

        You’re entitled to your opinion, yes. However, if you haven’t done any investigation into a subject, why do you feel the need to speak on it? You don’t need a PhD, but doing some research into a topic makes conversation constructive.

        What I disagree with is when you insist strongly on something in the face of contradictory evidence or analysis, without providing ample evidence in return. That’s why Communists have a saying, “no investigation, no right to speak.