The collective resources of a country should belong to its people. The public treasury should not just be a slush fund for the rich.
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The first sentence is socialism. ❤️
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Replying to @ProudSocialist
Not necessarily. Greedy people can misuse socialism as well as capitalism; a fairytale version of socialism some people are throwing around isn’t that helpful. It’s not so much socialism versus capitalism as it is institutionalized greed versus institutionalized ethical restraint

Feb 6, 2021 · 4:55 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @ProudSocialist
Neither is a fairy tale version of capitalism. Those of us victimized by the “Great Recession” aren’t as tolerant of capitalism as yourself.
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I'm not tolerant of unfettered capitalism. The overreaches of capitalism have become a scourge on our society, our democracy & our planet. But that overreach was allowed by the corruption of government, a corruption vastly increased by the undue influence of money on our politics
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ProudSocialist
Lose the labels and we all want very similar things
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I agree.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ProudSocialist
Wrongly defining a term that has been demonized and used as a weapon against those who identify with it is whats really unhelpful.
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Not even sure where we are in this conversation...?
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ProudSocialist
It is socialism. You're confusing totalitarian vs democratic.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ProudSocialist
That's nonsense and no doubt you say that because you don't want to piss off your rich capitalist friends. In the same way anything Feudalism can do Capitalism can do better, anything Capitalism can do Socialism can do better.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ProudSocialist
There is no ethical capitalism. We have history and a lot of it to show us this. Do you know that we have lived under a generations long anti-communist, anti-socialist propaganda campaign run by our own government and corporations on us? Factor that into your understanding.
Replying to @marwilliamson @ProudSocialist
She's left but not THAT left...lol.
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