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[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago (5 children) permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) Not pictured: systemic and brutal oppression of any hint of even unorganised opposition. You Americans really need to take a look at the socialist countries you're extolling, life in them was genuinely terrifying. Keep your nose down, saying anything remotely critical in front of the wrong person could completely ruin your life, and the lives of your friends and family as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (3 children) Ah yes, Norway. The most oppressed nation on earth. I think you have socialism confused with communism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Norway is not and never was socialist. Edit: on reflection we are squabbling over definitions here. Seems rather pointless, and I didn't mean to be as ... aggressive as I probably came across. I've just seen more than my share of people on Lemmy genuinely advocating for USSR style systems, so I probably overreacted a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago I get it. Generally people pushing for socialism aren’t pushing to be the USSR. Really what we mean is “Capitalism with really strong socialist safety nets”. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vodulas@beehaw.org -1 points 2 years ago I think you have communism confused with totalitarianism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago (4 children) Not pictured: systemic and brutal oppression of any hint of even unorganised opposition. You Americans really need to take a look at the socialist countries you're extolling, life in them was genuinely terrifying. Keep your nose down, saying anything remotely critical in front of the wrong person could completely ruin your life, and the lives of your friends and family as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (3 children) Ah yes, Norway. The most oppressed nation on earth. I think you have socialism confused with communism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Norway is not and never was socialist. Edit: on reflection we are squabbling over definitions here. Seems rather pointless, and I didn't mean to be as ... aggressive as I probably came across. I've just seen more than my share of people on Lemmy genuinely advocating for USSR style systems, so I probably overreacted a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago I get it. Generally people pushing for socialism aren’t pushing to be the USSR. Really what we mean is “Capitalism with really strong socialist safety nets”. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vodulas@beehaw.org -1 points 2 years ago I think you have communism confused with totalitarianism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (3 children) Ah yes, Norway. The most oppressed nation on earth. I think you have socialism confused with communism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Norway is not and never was socialist. Edit: on reflection we are squabbling over definitions here. Seems rather pointless, and I didn't mean to be as ... aggressive as I probably came across. I've just seen more than my share of people on Lemmy genuinely advocating for USSR style systems, so I probably overreacted a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago I get it. Generally people pushing for socialism aren’t pushing to be the USSR. Really what we mean is “Capitalism with really strong socialist safety nets”. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vodulas@beehaw.org -1 points 2 years ago I think you have communism confused with totalitarianism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Norway is not and never was socialist. Edit: on reflection we are squabbling over definitions here. Seems rather pointless, and I didn't mean to be as ... aggressive as I probably came across. I've just seen more than my share of people on Lemmy genuinely advocating for USSR style systems, so I probably overreacted a bit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago I get it. Generally people pushing for socialism aren’t pushing to be the USSR. Really what we mean is “Capitalism with really strong socialist safety nets”. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago I get it. Generally people pushing for socialism aren’t pushing to be the USSR. Really what we mean is “Capitalism with really strong socialist safety nets”. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org -1 points 2 years ago I think you have communism confused with totalitarianism permalink fedilink source parent
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