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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not pictured: systemic and brutal oppression of any hint of even unorganised opposition.

You Americans really need to take a look at the socialist countries you're extolling, life in them was genuinely terrifying. Keep your nose down, saying anything remotely critical in front of the wrong person could completely ruin your life, and the lives of your friends and family as well.

[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ah yes, Norway. The most oppressed nation on earth.

I think you have socialism confused with communism.

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

I think you have communism confused with totalitarianism

[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Norway is not and never was socialist.

Edit: on reflection we are squabbling over definitions here. Seems rather pointless, and I didn't mean to be as ... aggressive as I probably came across. I've just seen more than my share of people on Lemmy genuinely advocating for USSR style systems, so I probably overreacted a bit.

[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

I get it. Generally people pushing for socialism aren’t pushing to be the USSR. Really what we mean is “Capitalism with really strong socialist safety nets”.