• Katana314@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    When we drink water, we experience inequality, poverty, and climate change. Stop drinking water?

    Not to be snarky, just never saw any good evidence full-socialism fixes these issues. I’m still okay with leaning in that basic direction, eg to support the homeless.

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      1 year ago

      Drinking water doesn’t CAUSE inequality, poverty and climate change. Capitalism does.

      Whether or not the answer is socialism, capitalism is the problem.

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        1 year ago

        What’s your proof? Can you point me to a society that is 100% functional under socialism and never has these issues?

        Leading question, I know, but the reason there’s not more support for this idea is that it’s hard to prove.

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          Me: capitalism is inherently flawed and will inevitably cause poverty. I don’t know if socialism is the answer but capitalism is the problem.

          You: demands proof of perfect socialist society

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          Take these ideas and use your own brain to imagine the results.

          Capitalism: rewards you for being selfish.

          Socialism: rewards you for being alive.

          Which one do you think is going to incentivise asshole behaviour? And which one do you think will end up being marked by such behaviour?