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I fully support being able to choose to end your own life with dignity. But in Canada there were reports of people encouraging the homeless and severely ill to do it, simply because it was cheaper and easier for the institutions if these people killed themselves.
Within a capitalist society, where the lives of those who do not produce profit are not valued, it can lead to some sickening discriminatory behavior from profit-driven institutions.
Besides slavery, I cannot think of any successful societal system to date that did not prioritize rewarding the productive and/or powerful. Not saying that you're wrong, just that it's far from exclusive to capitalism. (The bar for "success" here being a society that exists over many generations)
Socialism and communism are specifically designed to put the needs of the people first. ‘From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs.’
Socialism and communism, in theory, are structured to prioritize the needs of the people over profit or power. That slogan captures that ideal beautifully. However, history shows that the implementation of these systems falls short of their ideals. Issues like bureaucratic inefficiency, corruption, or the consolidation of power within ruling parties have led to systems that still reward the powerful or productive, just in different ways. I'd argue that the challenge isn’t the system itself but the difficulty of designing any system that fully aligns with such principles while addressing the complexities of human behavior and societal needs. Capitalism embraces it while socialism and communism pay lip service to ideals while also committing the same sins in practice. My point that it's not exclusive to capitalism remains.
You’re comparing what corrupt communist leaders do to what capitalism does by design.
Yes, that's what I said. I'm not defending capitalism.
You mean cronie capitalism. The Fabian Socialist were big into eugenics, remember. Straight capitalism is based on a free and open market. That's not what anywhere has.
I never said it's never been tried, lol. But when the government picks winners and losers, it's not a free market
Right, so corrupt governments only wanting control and power is the answer? That's just the government being a massive evil corporation
No one would want to. Letting capitalists run rampant (more so than they already do) would be extremely destructive for any society.
Is there a socialist society that has failed without the US crushing it?
Sources on that? Serious question
I've heard multiple people claiming this yet haven't read anything about it
https://reason.com/2022/09/07/some-canadian-health-care-patients-say-theyre-being-encouraged-to-just-die-already/
https://www.newsweek.com/canadians-without-life-threatening-diseases-are-being-encouraged-consider-suicide-opinion-1868692
Did you read either article that you posted?
The first literally says there is a RISK of that happening (and the why's of that risk being utter nonsense), yet the title sounds like doctors are just sitting and waiting with a syringe to stab any random patients that come by. It's bullshit
The second is exactly the same with one difference: it has a link to an article talking about a SINGLE doctor at veterans affairs apparently suggesting it, and veterans affairs basically punishing the doctor for that.
So I'm sorry, but both articles make it sound like the Canadian government can't wait o murder you while in reality there was one single doctor who didn't follow protocol.
I'm sorry, but the argument isn't supported by facts, this does not happen
How many of those people being encouraged are actually doing it tho? That should be the main issue, not the fact that people are encouraging them.
Nope. Bad take.
Yeah, I see your airtight logic there and wouldn't dream of arguing.