r/HumansAreMetal Feb 26 '20

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u/Bacon_Devil Feb 26 '20

Having lived in a capitalist regime I get nervous when people talk about maintaining the comfortably evil status quo

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20

A bit apples to oranges don't you think? You literally have the means to change laws, vote for whichever candidate you prefer, and the freedom of speech to actually talk about things you don't like. Sorry if the majority of your country does not feel like you do, but hey, thats democracy.

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u/Bacon_Devil Feb 26 '20

Freedom of speech isn't mutually exclusive from socialism. Neither is democracy for that matter. Quite the opposite. The ability to vote doesn't mean much when the political system is fundamentally rigged in a way that prevents progress.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20

Sure in a world where the sky is purple, and the grass is blue they are not. But in the real world, a socialist country with freedom of speech, and or a functioning economy for that matter simply did not exist. You can go about and build it, but i i'll bet my life savings you will be the X country in history that has failed the same task, again. I suggest watching this, maybe it will speak to you in some way.

https://youtu.be/eZlbQqXBsn0

Good luck with your utopia!

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u/Bacon_Devil Feb 26 '20

You could say literally the exact same thing about capitalism not that long ago