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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (11 children)

The problem isn't with capitalism but the people that take advantage of it.

You can take advantage of socialism too.

~~tho i wouldn't mind me some socialism~~

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nope. Capitalism inherently exploits the working class. Exploitation is not inherent to socalism. Both system are corruptible, but capitalism starts out that way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exploitation is inherent to any system in which there is an established hierarchy, which necessarily includes any and all systems in which there is institutionalized authority, entirely regardless of the economic system in place.

Leaving institutionalized authority in place and merely switching from a capitalist to a socialist system only changes the specific hoops the exploiters have to jump through to gain and maintain privilege - instead of gaining wealth and using it to buy political power, they have to, and do, gain political power and use it to commandeer wealth.

If you want to fight exploitation, you need to go all the way to the real source and fight the institutionalization of authority.

Any time anyone has the power to rule, you axiomatically have a ruling class.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Libertarian socalism. I 100% agree. All unjustifiable hierarchies must go. Including all that are established by violence and coercion.

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