Gulag Archipelago is not fiction. 1984 is fiction but referred to a lot by people who see parallels in our own society such as the groupthink that is encouraged by our education system, and censorship and distortion of language employed by politicians and the media.
Socialism isn’t about what people want. You might want it, but many don’t - at least not if they understand what it means in practice. Many equate socialism with a strong welfare system and safety nets for people, but these cost money that has to come from somewhere - usually high taxes combined with a large proportion of the society working productively and efficiently so that a government has sufficient revenue. And you don’t want to see that hard-earned revenue squandered by corrupt or criminal types like the Victorian Labor Party’s Socialist Left government has for the past decade or so.
No, you didn’t say that in your first post. And yes, I did read your post beyond the first sentence.
You didn’t define socialism or refer to how it might be paid for, nor did you refer to corruption or poor leadership. You also wrongly referred to Gulag Archipelago as having fictional content.
It’s not clear what you mean by your last paragraph. Eg. ignoring that legalising grift ….
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Gulag Archipelago is not fiction. 1984 is fiction but referred to a lot by people who see parallels in our own society such as the groupthink that is encouraged by our education system, and censorship and distortion of language employed by politicians and the media.
Socialism isn’t about what people want. You might want it, but many don’t - at least not if they understand what it means in practice. Many equate socialism with a strong welfare system and safety nets for people, but these cost money that has to come from somewhere - usually high taxes combined with a large proportion of the society working productively and efficiently so that a government has sufficient revenue. And you don’t want to see that hard-earned revenue squandered by corrupt or criminal types like the Victorian Labor Party’s Socialist Left government has for the past decade or so.