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What's some really unpopular opinion you have? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that's really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

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[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Welfare" is not socialist. It's something states implemented to prevent socialist ideas from gaining ground - that's how they ended up with the (so-called) "Scandinavian model." Like every other country in the west, it was an anti-socialist measure used to prevent working class revolt - unlike actual socialism, it does not dismantle power and privilege but actively protects it.

Social justice isn't even something that was implemented - power and privilege simply pretends to implement it.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I agree and disagree, I think the idea of welfare is/was well intentioned to work within the capitalist system by people wanting improvements, not an intentional crushing of socialist ideals, it's a meshing of the two.

I do think socialism would be better for the world long-term but it's not like attempting to integrate good social democracy policies is a negative lol.