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Exactly, capitalism ends up being just a handful of monopolies owned by the oligarchs as opposed to state owned companies owned by the public.
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The part a lot of people don't seem to understand is that capitalism is a dynamic system that evolves over time. My favorite illustration of this is the game of monopoly, everyone one starts with the exact same opportunity, and at the end all the capital will be in the hands of a single player through the mechanics of the game. That's precisely what we see happening with capitalism in real life. Competition, which is the engine of the system, ensures that some companies win and grow, while others lose. As companies become bigger, they gain brand recognition, leverage economies of scale, and so on, making it unprofitable to try and compete with them.
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precisely
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Lemmy's pretty lively. I definitely find it's a lot better than Mastodon for discussion since it has threads. I tend to use Mastodon as a news feed, but Lemmy as a place to talk to people.
We had oligarch Peter Thiel express this publicly too in a recent speech, "competition is for losers, our goals are monopolies".
someone needs to make a hybrid of stalin and chad like the xi/chad meme. lol
that one gives off old man vibes; it's needs be younger and more chad like xi's:
maybe lenin would work better?
Didn't Stalin murder a couple of people in the name of communism, maybe not the best image to associate with
Counter-cointer point, Stalin was a murderous peice of shit who should be condemned to eternity for his atrocities against humanity. Anyone that thinks otherwise for some inconceivable reason needs to step outside and snort some fuckin grass for being such a self-centered dumbass. Some of yall need to visit an active war zone or two, actually see with your own fucking eyes the violent destruction, visceral death, and utter despair that evil fucks like Stalin create.
Your comment demonstrates infantile understanding of history and its lessons. Following the revolution, the Soviet Union faced a dire situation marked by economic collapse, civil war, and external threats from western powers. Stalin's leadership during this critical period allowed the USSR to rapidly industrialize, transforming an agrarian economy into a global power capable of defending itself. Stalin's Five-Year Plans were what allowed USSR to withstand the nazi invasion. This industrial might was crucial in turning the tide of the war, saving millions of lives, and liberating Europe. The only evil fucks here are the ones who want to rewrite history.
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The real world understand has logged on. 🤣
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What exactly are they supposed to learn? You haven't actually presented any argument or reason, you've just gotten really really performativly agree at the idea of people believing differently to you
What I have learned here is that I'm having a discussion with an ignoramus who is a victim of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
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Absolutely hilarious that you presume to tell somebody who actually grew up in USSR that they're delusional about USSR. You are an absolute and utter clown.
Let him cook, let the sh.itjust.works user talk about history so far it has only thrown insults.
It's always the same script too, they just memorize a handful of tropes and they throw at you.
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The only thing that's sad is ignorant westoids thinking they know better than people who actually have direct lived experience.
@yogthos @Sabre363 I've also grown up in the USSR but the image you posted is an absolute false equivalency. While it can be argued that the idea of a communist state is quite liberal, Stalin does not represent that idea. He was an autocratic tyrant and a murderer. To equate the US Liberal movement to Stalin is a grave disservice to the liberal cause.
The liberal cause? You mean the genocide of indigenous people and the enslavement of black people?
When you spew more right wing bullshit than the CIA
Even in Stalin's time there was collective leadership. The Western idea of a dictator within the Communist setup is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by a lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the Communist's power structure.
CIA. (1953, declassified in 2008). Comments on the Change in Soviet Leadership
You sound very confident in your grasp of history for someone who got it from watching TV or reading from airport bookstores.
if you hate war and destruction so much why aren't you this staunchly anti-US?
Thank you for contributing the same shit we hear from literal nazis from nazi germany
Yes they murdered invading nazis.
"We have liberated Europe from fascism, but they will never forgive us for it." - Marshal Zhukov
One should never rever Stalin or any authoritarian.
counterpoint: everyone should read writings from every historical world leader, you will be in for a surprise. You'll find out that mainstream respected world leaders churchill and Teddy R almost echo hitler on their writings.
I'm not saying that those people are great, don't pretend Stalin, the man that destroyed any hope of a effective socialist democracy, as a good person.
Regardless of one's view on Stalin, I don't think it's accurate to say he destroyed democracy within the Soviet Union. The Soviets, both during Stalin and after Stalin (and before) had a form of democracy called "Soviet Democracy." It was focused on electing delegates to serve at higher councils, called "Soviets." See this graphic for how it functioned:
Also read Soviet Democracy by Pat Sloan if you are further interested.
The early USSR policies built strong socialists foundations, without a highly developed industry to produce material wealth there is no possibility of a socialist future, only of an abundance of povery.
This "destroyed any hope of a socialist democracy" comes from the mislead idealists that wanted the "war communism" implemented during the civil war to continue, which would've lead to a catastrophe of gargantuan proportions a couple of decades later with the invasion of Nazi Germany.
Stalin literally saved the world from the nazis so maybe you should take a step back and evaluate who your friends are