It does feel like that.

@memes

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    I wish, too many neoliberals stinking up the place and trying to tip their landlords these days.

      • @DragonTypeWyvern
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        You’d think, but there was some topic the other day where one of the top comments was unironically saying they’d tip their landlord if they provided “exceptional service,” then listed a bunch of basic shit landlords are legally obligated to provide.

        • @Cowbee@lemmy.ml
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          You spend almost all of your time here fighting leftists and denouncing Socialism, did you finally change sides?

          • @Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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            I like socialism. I don’t like leftism.

            “Socialism” is a fairly broad term. I like the synthesis of socialism and capitalism that you see working very well in Europe, especially Scandinavia. Strong unions, strong regulation, but also supporting investment and innovation.

            I also think the military industrial complex is a necessary evil.

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              Socialism is leftism, leftism is socialism.

              Socialism is broad in that it encompasses many forms, such as Syndicalism, Anarchism, Communism, Marxism Leninism, Market Socialism, Democratic Socialism, and more. All Socialism truly is, is Worker Ownership of the Means of Production.

              What you describe, Social Democracy, is not Socialism. It instead is Capitalism with strong safety nets, and as such we can see that over time, disparity has risen, safety nets have started to erode, and some of the most imperialistic companies on the planet like Nestlé are based there. EDIT: This is incorrect, Nestlé is swiss. The point stands, as economies develop along Capitalist lines, they turn to Imperialism in order to continue to profit at greater and greater rates.

              Would I rather have Social Democracy over Liberalism? Certainly, though it’s only a band-aid and doesn’t actually fix the problem.

              The Military-Industrial-Complex is only a necessary evil if you desire to maintain Empire. The American Military could be drastically reduced, with funds directed towards uplifting material conditions a la public investments like Housing initiatives and High-Speed Rail, without sacrificing safety, but the Empire would have to go.

              • @Guntrigger@feddit.ch
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                Nestlé is Swiss. That’s not in Scandinavia or Social Democracy. It’s one of the most thoroughly capitalistic nations in Europe.

                • @Cowbee@lemmy.ml
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                  My bad, you’re 100% correct. I still stand by my points overall, the Nordic Countries can only maintain their high quality of life currently via Imperialism.

              • @Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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                What you describe, Social Democracy, is not Socialism

                And this is why leftists never get any power except for hijacking the occasional popular revolution. You guys always No-True-Scotsman yourselves into irrelevancy.

                • @Cowbee@lemmy.ml
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                  No, that’s not why leftists struggle to achieve change in Capitalist systems, nor is your point anything other than a refusal to answer the points given.

                  No-True-Scotsman doesn’t apply if there are important definitional differences. Social Democracy retains the exact same power balances and mode of production as Capitalism, because it is Capitalism. Socialism isn’t merely a synonym for “good,” it is an alternative mode of production raised by leftists to solve the issues present in Capitalism.

                  An actual example of a No-True-Scotsman would be a Marxist saying Anarchists aren’t Socialists, or vice-versa, as they both maintain the same operation of Worker Ownership.