• bloviate@lemmus.org
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    23 hours ago

    Western culture won’t work like that. Germany is about as far as we go, and that’s still capitalism.

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        21 hours ago

        This has never been reduced to practice. Completely theoretical. You need to find people where they are, not where they should be.

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          20 hours ago

          This has never been reduced to practice. Completely theoretical. You need to find people where they are, not where they should be

          Because the bourgeoisie impede any attempt. And you’re wrong as GDR is proof it did work.

          Nazi Germany is capitalism’s response to Communism.

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            2 hours ago

            I know several former East Germans. None of them was happy. They all agree that things are better now. You don’t have a good example.

            To the extent that the bourgeoisie are able to vote, buy political ads, hire private police, use private schools which reinforce their preferences, etc this will never fly. Again you need to find a third way that is popular. My solution is regulation, but I would happily jump on a bandwagon that has people on it. GDR is not that bandwagon.