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[–] corvidenjoyer@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What exactly are your personal politics?

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If I had to put a title on it, I would use a term I first heard being used by Bernie Sanders: a democratic socialist. I think that human nature makes both capitalism and communism doomed to fail. Somewhere in the middle is where the sweet spot is. A capitalistic base with strong social safety nets, plenty of public land, universal healthcare, free college, and a universal basic income would be the best path for a country to take. Society should be flexible enough to adapt to the needs of all its citizens, and both capitalism and communism fail at achieving that. So, we should take the best of both.

People should be able to work harder, with longer hours and earn more as a result of their work if they so choose. But people should also be able to work as little as they like (with a minimum of 20ish hours a week) and still be able to live a full life, albeit with fewer possessions than the hard worker will be able to afford. I believe democratic socialism is the only system that could give both of these workers what they want.

I also believe in social freedoms like freedom of speech and sexuality, which are things that China doesn't have and the USA might lose.

[–] SloppilyFloss@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

If I had to put a title on it, I would use a term I first heard being used by Bernie Sanders: a democratic socialist. I think that human nature makes both capitalism and communism doomed to fail. Somewhere in the middle is where the sweet spot is. A capitalistic base with strong social safety nets, plenty of public land, universal healthcare, free college, and a universal basic income would be the best path for a country to take. Society should be flexible enough to adapt to the needs of all its citizens, and both capitalism and communism fail at achieving that. So, we should take the best of both.

You're a Kautskyist. You reject the class struggle and engage in class collaborationism. Your understanding of the world was debunked over 100 years ago by Lenin and every day since by the winds of history.