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It's about understanding the difference between the dictionary definitions of "communism" and "capitalism" and how they are actually practiced in the real life.
One of them is a system where the super rich hoard all the wealth and use the news media they own to keep the poor and middle classes fighting with each other while they, the rich, run off with all the f*cking money.
And the other one is a system where the super rich hoard all the wealth and use the news media they own to keep the poor and middle classes fighting with each other while they, the rich, run off with all the f*cking money.
"But wait a minute," you ask. "Aren't those the same thing" Yeah. Congratulations. You GOT it.
My goverment fucks me so everyone else must be getting fucked amirite guys!?
What not reading theory does to an mf
This is nonsense. It's neither historically accurate nor logically accurate, in the USSR for example wealth disparity was dramatically minimized. Please, open a book sometime.
you're a fucking moron
That's not what communism is, you dweeb
Nordic countries aren't communism, if thats what you mean by "communism"
I never said they were. That's socialism not communism. And when I think of socialism, I think exactly of Scandinavian countries, not Soviet-era Russia.
Nordic countries are capitalist
The USSR was socialist, governed by a communist party. The Nordic model is capitalist, as it is dominated by private ownership of large firms and key industries, and relies on imperialism to function. I suggest you do more research on these subjects.
Socialism is when white union workers at Swedish arms factories eat cheap treats farmed by impoverished black farmers kept in line with western arms.
Cocoa farmers in Ghana have never even tasted chocolate.