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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 73 points 3 days ago

I have multiple times had the experience of explaining to non-Americans elements of our system, and they simply don’t believe me. They think I’m making it up to fuck with them because it’s so atrocious that it couldn’t be real.

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago

I literally had to tell people libertarianism fails harder and faster than communism was getting weird stares until I told them about the book "a libertarian walks into a bear"

I still look like a raging communist but idc

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Kind of has a point that modern "communist" systems in practice seem identical to all the bad parts of Capitalism.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Your problem is neither capitalism nor communism.

Your problem is greedy cunts. Both systems will end up putting them in charge.

[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

That's because people who aren't greedy don't seek that kind of position.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Phrase I picked up from Well There's Your Problem: centrally unplanned economy.

One company, Baxter, makes 95% of the saline IV solution for the US. Most of it comes from one factory in Marion, N.C. It has been hit by natural disasters before and caused shortages. One happened just this past few months.

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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 day ago

People with hammer and sickle in the name never fail to give out impartial takes.

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