• Schmoo@slrpnk.net
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    6 days ago

    Some of those things could be considered socialized, but they do not make our government socialist. Socialized welfare exists under socialism but that’s not what socialism is. Socialism is worker ownership of the means of production. You could even nationalize industries, but without unions, syndicates, or cooperatives collectively making the decisions it’s really only state capitalism.

    • jaschen306@sh.itjust.works
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      6 days ago

      Yes, absolutely. I’m trying to explain it in layman’s terms without going through what exactly is socialism.

      My point is that we need to actually inform people what Citizens United has done to our society. Corporations are NOT people and does not deserve the protections that people get.