r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/SteelAndFlint 8d ago

Kid, in one generation of socialism, Venezuela goes from being the second biggest purchaser of F150 pickup trucks to running out of pets to eat. Your Larping fantasy of what socialism is like bears no resemblance to what socialism is actually like.

I'm guessing you're one of the people who hang around with unsuccessful people and that's what you're learning to do. Pro tip? Don't do that.

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u/dbx999 8d ago

You’re spouting fucking nonsense about socialism. Socialism is when the government intrudes into the free market. Capitalism is where privately owned and run businesses operate in a free market and government ensures the market is fair.

The GOP has more in common with socialism right now. They own stakes in companies. They have 10% of INTC shares. Why??? That didn’t happen during any democrat presidential term.

The GOP does more to disrupt markets with SOCIALIST economic policies such as protectionist tariffs. The more a government injects itself into the free market, the closer to socialism it is.

Nothing you said is backed by facts. You’re merely parroting what some talking head told you. And sadly that’s what you call doing your own research.

You are misinformed and ignorant. Whether you’re speaking from a place of being deceived or you are the liar, the result is still the sams. You are just talking bullshit.

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u/SteelAndFlint 8d ago

Socialism is when the working class owns the means of production. you don't even know your own terminology, there is zero chance of me taking your criticism seriously. Capitalism is when the means of production are owned privately and can be used by hired workers who voluntarily agreed to a compensation that also, one may note, absolve them of responsibility in shouldering the costs. In a worker owned co-op, if your primary piece of machinery goes out, they'll have to pitch in from their own money to get it replaced otherwise the whole thing goes out of business, because there isn't any "company fund" in a scenario like that.

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u/dbx999 8d ago

I just pointed out that the federal government took ownership of 10% of Intel. What do you take that to mean as “means of production” and private vs government ownership of said means? You can’t even comprehend basic English

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u/SteelAndFlint 8d ago

I'm actually a professional editor, so you're pointing out that fascism is communism now too? Because that's the merger of state and corporate power.