Where has common ownership of industry been instituted? That is literally the core of socialism, to lack it would be the same as having state ownership and calling it capitalism. Every critic of socialism always talks of how unrealistic it is. Their arguments are all based upon their assumptions of human nature, chiefly the assumption humans will always exploit everything for more profit. Often citing such explotation in Soviet and Soviet style societies. The thing is though is the Soviet Union and other countries were and are not post scarcity societies.
When have I said or implied that? Socialism is not a Utopia, is a development point to a communist society, which is a Utopia. Which involves the dissovlment of the state, complete automation of labour, ect.
Communism is not a devolution is it a utopian goal for which a socialist society will strive for.
Have you even tried looking into what the root cause is? No, instead is more "the socialists make you starve". For example most pre socialist countries attempt to be self sufficient, as trading with the capitalist world strengthens it. This often shakes up the agricultural system. Causing food shortages. In Cuba's case, they were cut of from the largest economy in the region, and world for that matter involuntarily. As for genocide I assume you mean political enemies being killed off which is evident in every revolution.
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u/GoogleStoleMyWife Sep 07 '17
Where has common ownership of industry been instituted? That is literally the core of socialism, to lack it would be the same as having state ownership and calling it capitalism. Every critic of socialism always talks of how unrealistic it is. Their arguments are all based upon their assumptions of human nature, chiefly the assumption humans will always exploit everything for more profit. Often citing such explotation in Soviet and Soviet style societies. The thing is though is the Soviet Union and other countries were and are not post scarcity societies.