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[–]Drewski 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The second frame, how socialism actually works, is not entirely accurate. Yes, overall prosperity decreases but the select ruling class and their allies live extravagant lives of luxury while the rest of the people suffer "for the greater good".

[–]Cornfed 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

We have had perfectly good models of economically functional societies such as Germany in the 1930s and a bunch of Western countries in the post war period. This capitalism/socialism dichotomy is ahistorical and stupid.

[–]fschmidt 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No one hates capitalism more than the financial elite because capitalism gives other people a chance to unseat them. So yes, the elite are rich bastards.