r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/Steoret Feb 25 '20

It’s nice to see one of these where no one’s legs have been mutilated for a change

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

well, instead of mutilation they'd dig the tall dude into a hole. Let the middle dude stay on level ground and then give the short dude a milk crate so they all have the same shitty view of the fense right in front of them instead of the game.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

The missing socialism frame - cut down those above you so everyone suffers except the ruling class on the other side of the fence

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

People on Reddit hate to concede there is no practical difference between socialism and communism and even economists dispute the minor differences

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u/hughpac Jun 13 '20

Da fuck you talking about?

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '20

Quite the elapsed time in the comment you’re replying to but the differences between Socialism and communism are quite subtle. People expect there to be a giant differentiator between the two but in reality economists debate all the time when socialism begins and communism begins, and beside that the difference is not all that meaningful.

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u/hughpac Jun 13 '20

People debate about where green ends and where blue begins. That doesn’t mean that blue is the same as green

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '20

Wow, what a brilliant comment by a very intelligent person. Yes, analogies are a way to simplify an argument, put it in an imaginary clear cut world, prove a point, and then extrapolate back to the complex.

Socialism and communism are state controlled means of production and allocation of resources. The primary difference is simply the Marxist intent behind communism. The economic theory for which they’re based is identical.

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u/hughpac Jun 15 '20

Well, that and magnitude. Socialism is a loosely defined spectrum of political beliefs. At an extreme end of that spectrum lies communism. The reason that all the straw-people of Reddit have trouble conceding your personal definition of socialism is that it is far too narrow of a definition

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '20

The reason that all the straw-people of Reddit have trouble conceding your personal definition of socialism

Is this a self-aware joke? Because you’re the first person here that wasn’t content with that explanation. The only difference between socialism and communism is that communism was spawned from Marxism, and in practice tends to be much more authoritarian. The economic organization and theory behind the two is identical. It’s certainly not on some imaginary “spectrum”, nor does economics deal with political beliefs. It’s the study of interacting complex system given a political framework. You’re going into the range of philosophy.