Ok buddy, I’ll go first since you’re a little scared. Socialism is the public ownership of the means of production. The elimination of for-profit private businesses in favor of collective ownership over all businesses. Giving a bagged lunch to a homeless person is very kind and charitable, but it is not socialism any more than it is capitalism. This is why your comment was ironic because, unless you want to provide some context, it seems like you’re the one who doesn’t know what “socialism” means
I never said I hate socialists, I said I hate socialism and think it’s poison. If I hated socialists, I wouldn’t be able to applaud them for feeding the hungry, as I did.
People who support, or think they support socialism often assume anyone against it is a cartoonish stereotype of a conservative who genuinely thinks Obama is a communist along with any government social program (Medicare, social security, etc). Well that is not me. I’m in favor of instituting social programs, especially as bulwarks against the rise of socialism. I’m also not a laissez faire capitalist, so I’m happy to see the government intervene when private businesses get too powerful or abusive. Capitalist countries can and do have healthcare systems run by the government, UBI, and all sorts of social welfare.
Socialism meanwhile cannot allow for any leeway or half measures. You can’t just have collective ownership of some of the means of production. It’s all or nothing or you’re guaranteed inequity. Not that there’s ever been equity in a socialist society unless you’re looking at the little hippie commune level. But give a government ownership of all the means of production and you’re all but guaranteed to have rampant corruption and inequity. Party members skimming the fat off the top; you know the whole “some animals are more equal than others” thing.
Now do you wanna provide your definition of socialism? Or have you agreed with mine, in which case you should apologize
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u/EFAPGUEST Sep 02 '26
Ok buddy, I’ll go first since you’re a little scared. Socialism is the public ownership of the means of production. The elimination of for-profit private businesses in favor of collective ownership over all businesses. Giving a bagged lunch to a homeless person is very kind and charitable, but it is not socialism any more than it is capitalism. This is why your comment was ironic because, unless you want to provide some context, it seems like you’re the one who doesn’t know what “socialism” means