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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 44 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Failures in communist countries are systemic issues, failures in capitalist countries are individual failures.

[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Also failure of public works, like a train crash that kills 20 people, means that trains are bad. Clearly this program isn't working and should be privatized. But 20 people killed daily on the highways, well those people are just idiots. Never mind the structural issues.

This message brought to you by the people who stand to benefit and also, by coincidence, own the newspapers.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Or plane crashes due to cheaping out on parts or maintenance or training to save a few pennies for the investors

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is no such thing as society!

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

Ain't that right!