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In reply to the discussion: That Incredibly Awkward Moment when People Discover that You are Socialist [View all]ErikJ
(6,335 posts)"Liberals do the same shit. The more sympathetic ones might offer up a few kind words and associate some of our favorite government-provided services with socialism. Hey, you like the fire department, dont you? Well, that is totally socialism in practice right there! Sorry dude, it isnt... "
I'm talking about the govt/state producing everything as in "the means of production". The communists' govt owned everything. They owned the farms and the workers. No private property was allowed. That was a dismal failure. It does seem to work in very small groups like Hutterite communities though. Of no more than 150 people when they naturally split.
Maybe we can agree that the ancient Greeks were right. "Moderation in everything". Which means limited and/or regulated capitalism and socialism are the best. Unregualted capitalism doesnt work and either does pure socialism where the state owns everything.