Most people living under socialism had little understanding of capitalism in practice. Workers interviewed in Poland believed that if their factory were to be closed down in the transition to the free market, "the state will find us some other work" (New Y orker, 1 1/13/89). In the Soviet Union, many who argued for privatization also expected the government to continue providing them with collective benefits and subsidies. One skeptical farmer got it right: "Some people want to be capitalists for themselves, but expect socialism to keep serving them" (Guardian, 10/23/91 ).

Reality sometimes hit home. In 1990, during the glasnost period, when the Soviet government announced that the price of newsprint would be raised 300 percent to make it commensurate with its actual cost, the new procapitalist publications complained bitterly. They were angry that state socialism would no longer subsidize their denunciations of state socialism. They were being subjected to the same free-market realities they so enthusiastically advocated for everyone else, and they did not like it.

—Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds, pg 73 (Communism in Wonderland; Romanticizing Capitalism)

History repeats itself here in this moment. The strategy employed by the capitalist is both the same now as it was then. A people so unaware of what they have, so eager to have nothing at all.

"My abortion is special, God wants ME to kill my baby!!!?" - conservatives

Another unsuspecting face, devoured by leopards.

Let me tell you how free college educated "progressive" libs (who own capital) are reacting to this news:

Lib: - Well it's not that bad cuz they won't be charged much anyways

Me: They are a very small minority, the cost of teaching them it's the same. It should remain free for all, no exceptions.

Lib: Well but I can't go to their countries and study for free, it should be reciprocous

Me: Who cares? It's the same charging them than not, and they are opening the door to charge money to all of us

Lib: Well I would have been able to pay some amount. Plus we used to voluntary pay some small money for student lab material, but then it was outlawed and so the students labs pipettes fell in disrepair.

Me: regardless of amount the university should have payed it

Lib: Well but foreigners who come study here, their taxes don't cover their education.

Me: I already told you teaching such small number costs the same as not teaching them. Plus you are opening the door to everyone getting charged. If we'd had to pay the price of a degree in (for example) Colombia, we both won't be laureates.

Lib: Well we could have payed something, plus my college partners spent a lot in booze and parties. Plus there's no money so anything would help and it should be reciprocous at least.

Repeat the loop, again and again.

Normies when they get exactly what they wanted.

Dumbass. Now learn from this next time.

Womp

And this can't be understated:

Womp

Lol. Lmao, even.

There should be up updated Gadsten style libertarian flag that's a leopard lunging at the person looking at the flag like its going to eat their face.

This reminds of a talk by the old US Trot ISO party. It was during the Libya crisis, a Libyan American college student was giving the talk, they were pro Western backed Rebels and getting rid of Gaddafi. During the talk she mentions that her parents were able to study in the USA because of Libyan social programs under Gadaffi. Is Libya a functioning state anymore? Last big news story from Libya was the disastrous flood that killed at least 11,300 people.

Poor kid.

Edit Oh shit this is a Venezuelan gusano screwing around in another nation's election?

Lol. What a fucking doofus

it's pretty nuts that he's not even grandfathered in, usually that's what they do with this kind of law