• FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Every single thing that people criticize socialism or socialist countries for is literally just a description of capitalism.

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      4 days ago

      Oh but the state! If the lovely corporations were only free from bureaucracy…

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        Even the state is inherent to capitalism. Capitalists rely on the state to stifle competition and enact imperialism. States are a fundamental feature of capitalism, and “free markets” are a myth.