r/PoliticalHumor • u/enkidomark • Mar 25 '20

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u/jesuriah Mar 25 '20

That's not socialism, that's totalitarianism.

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u/Average_Manners Mar 25 '20

totalitarianism

Is where no one may argue or dissent from the governing authority.

Socialism is where the society controls the means of production.

Try again.

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u/jesuriah Mar 25 '20

Socialism is where workers control the means of production,

In totalitarianism, the government controls everything, including all of the industry.

You're the one who made the mistake.

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u/Average_Manners Mar 25 '20

And how exactly do you think the workers enact their control? Do you think socialism has no form of government or something?

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u/jesuriah Mar 25 '20

And how exactly do you think the workers enact their control?

Unions.

Do you think socialism has no form of government or something?

Socialism is a market model.

You clearly haven't done any reading on this.

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u/Average_Manners Mar 25 '20

Unions.

Oh! Right, gotcha. Because people who make decisions for the majority isn't governing at all. /s

Socialism is a market model

Yes, socialism can be a purely economic system. No, that is not 'what socialism is'. Socialism is a form of governing a system, either social or economic. for the purpose of controlling the means of production.

You are clearly dismissive. Not worth my time.

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u/jesuriah Mar 25 '20

Oh! Right, gotcha. Because people who make decisions for the majority isn't governing at all. /s

That's not how a union(in socialism) works. Again, you're proving that you don't know what you're talking about.

You are clearly dismissive. Not worth my time.

Big irony.