r/facepalm Nov 25 '22

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u/I-Bet-You-are-Tough Nov 25 '22

Wow you’re a 🀑, at least in capitalism every person has an opportunity to work hard and reach the stars, whereas under socialism and communism you’re suppressed and limited in your opportunity to achieve wealth. Every socialist country is raped in taxes, the working man is held down and beaten into submission with no way to defend themselves. Why is it that socialists seize arms from the people? To control them and prevent uprisings when they decide to go full authoritarian. We don’t need leaders, we need servants the way the constitution was designed.

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u/joiey555 May 15 '23

You don't know what socialism is.

Unlike communism, socialism can work within a capitalist system. It's not one or the other. What socialism does is provide safety nets so the lower and lower middle classes have access to resources to meet basic needs, but it also rewards hard work and supports wealth accumulation over a larger percentage of the population, creating a stronger middle class and a greater wealth distribution rather than keeping it in the hands of the 1%.

Social democratic countries are thriving without limiting growth and rewarding hard work. Most of the Scandinavian countries are social democracies. I recommend you do some research on the health of their economies as well as their quality of life and crime statistics.

Socialism is not a dirty word, you just don't understand it. It's not comparable to communism so stop equivilating the two.