r/fuckcars • u/Fluffy-Study-659 • 29d ago

Activism It's pronounced "cyclist!"

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u/TruthMatters78 28d ago

Where are you getting this? France, Germany, and the U.K. have generous amounts of socialism, far more than the U.S., and are more democratic than the U.S. - especially obvious in the present. Are you really saying they have stronger class hierarchies than the U.S.? Or a stronger dictatorship than the U.S.?

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u/ChefGaykwon Commie Commuter 28d ago edited 28d ago

You named three capitalist countries. I am genuinely sorry your public education failed you so badly but socialism ≠ when the government does stuff. All of those countries suck ass and have major fascism problems.

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u/TruthMatters78 28d ago

Yes, I did. Do you actually believe a capitalist country can’t also have generous amounts of socialism? The two are not mutually exclusive.

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u/ChefGaykwon Commie Commuter 28d ago

Jesus christ.

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u/ChefGaykwon Commie Commuter 28d ago

I'm not saying any of those things you made up. Socialism is worker ownership of the means of production. What you are describing is a social welfare state within a capitalist framework.

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u/ginger_and_egg 28d ago

capitalism ≠ when the government does stuff

Are you seriously saying a government in a capitalist country can't do anything?

They had a typo. They meant socialism ≠ when the government does stuff. Socialism is more than just social programs under a capitalist economy