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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This question is being posed to centrists and conservatives, right?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Liberals too, I would imagine. Maybe even SocDems.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ironically the same in left leaning countries just corps banging the workers and blaming someone else using insane propaganda every single fucking where

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Hey, that meme looks familiar...

[–] slimarev92@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I don't think about this at all. My parents are from the former Soviet Union and I actually heard from them how life there was (mostly not great).

Also I think that fearing socialism is a very American thing.

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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Everyone talks about what the "best" system is but none have adequately solved the human corruption problem. Every system eventually falls due to human corruption imo. The US founders were on to something by trying to break up power and have each group kept I'm check but that too is failing.

Stop trying to fix the symptoms.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

In addition to the corruption problem, there's also the problem of who gets to make the decisions. The people affected by those decisions want them to be made by smart people who have their best interests at heart. But, those aren't the kinds of people who end up in leadership positions. Whether it's capitalism, communism, even monarchies, the type of people who tend to be in charge are the ones who want power and know how to get it and use it.

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