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[–] RedSturgeon@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Why do I real comments on these videos.

"Democratic socialism, whilst not perfect is far better than all pure greed based capitalism."

"Every EU country is living proof of that. But apparently, American conservatives don't like cold, hard statistical evidence"

"Because Europe is not the model the US looks up to. It's Russia and China."

"We're more familiar with the term "social democracy" in the Nordic countries."

"but so then. Don’t elect people like Reagan or Trump and there won’t be a problem"

"Okay. But we need to distinguish between socialism & social democracies, which is what most European countries are. I support the latter, not the former."

[–] SnakeEyes@hexbear.net 2 points 6 hours ago

To get any kind of social policy to be popular you need to frame it as a white thing, I guess

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Look, I get it. In some of these western countries I am totally fine with the framing progressivism is European and Americans are dumb stinky idiots for being far-right. If stopping the far-right requires us yanks to be left “holding the bag”. Go for it.

But please at least have SOME vigilance for fascism in your countries. If you have to bullshit people and call fascism “creeping Americanization”, so be it.

[–] RedSturgeon@hexbear.net 2 points 6 hours ago

I would do a lot more, but I don't really wanna get sent to a men prison as a trans woman who started HRT some years ago already. We never had such a luxury as being able to speak your opinion out loud, you're not even allowed to even have Marxist literature in your book club or you have feds showing at your doorstep.

Yeah I know I'm a coward anyways I'm trying to get rid of that part of me as much as I can. I did manage to influence my family and some friends tho'

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 15 points 20 hours ago

"Because Europe is not the model the US looks up to. It's Russia and China."

say-the-line-bart-2 "What are we, a bunch of Asians?"

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 25 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Lol we have so far to go before people actually know what socialism is lol

[–] RedSturgeon@hexbear.net 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

True, it's an opportunity to educate people, especially those living in the Nordic countries or European Socialist democracies, who are being failed by that system, so that they hopefully go further left and not right.

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

But what European country has soc-dems?

All of our countries are going more and more into fascism, and before that we've had uncontrolled neoliberalism

[–] RedSturgeon@hexbear.net 2 points 10 hours ago

I know this isn't what most people view social democracy as and that's not what they refer to when they say the words, but it's basically capitalism in decline/incline

From a socialist perspective it's a move towards capitalism, because of removal of power from the workers and shift towards private property

From a capitalist perspective it's a move towards socialism, because of regulations and mandatory welfare that take away a chunk of profits

Both want to get rid of it. So it's probably not something that can last.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

But what European country has soc-dems?

All of them, according to EU neoliberals who are lying to themselves and others.

[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Fair

Btw my comment is an honest question even though it's mostly cinecal. there may still be one but I am not aware and not very knowledgable about the many EU countries' politics

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 7 points 20 hours ago

IMO European social democracy died in the 1990s, no matter what they claim they've all been neolib regimes since the final decline and end of the USSR.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 7 points 22 hours ago

I mean hey, I appreciate the useful idiots.