• redtea
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    Why is there a capitalist in the background of the socialist one? Are they trying to warn people that the capitalists won’t leave socialists in peace?

  • Tomatoes [they/them]
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    Oh, it’s Prager-U. I was wondering who was dumb enough to characterize our current system as “socialism,” but they’re not dumb. They’re just dishonest.

  • Muad'DibberA
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    Margaret thatcher: “socialism is the equalization of poverty, capitalism lifts everyone out of poverty.”

    Deng Xiaoping: “capitalism is the equalization of poverty, socialism lifts everyone out of poverty.”

    Who’s right 🤔

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      I tried so hard to find the second quote. Can you please share its source, comrade?

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        So, to build socialism it is necessary to develop the productive forces. Poverty is not socialism. To uphold socialism, a socialism that is to be superior to capitalism, it is imperative first and foremost to eliminate poverty. True, we are building socialism, but that doesn’t mean that what we have achieved so far is up to the socialist standard. Not until the middle of the next century, when we have reached the level of the moderately developed countries, shall we be able to say that we have really built socialism and to declare convincingly that it is superior to capitalism. We are advancing towards that goal.

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    I’d like to see that logic work with Mao Zedong who lifted hundreds of millions (HUNDREDS ffs!!!) out of poverty