Canadian gov wants to make conspiracy theories illegal with ability to throw them in prison! "This is not a question of freedom of speech. This is a question of people who are actually actively working to spread disinformation, whether it's through troll bot farms, whether [it's] state operators..."

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Exactly. So few people understand these CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES.

Capitalism is indissociable from Socialism, while Communism lies completely at the other end of the political/economic spectrum from the capitalism/socialism end.

Communism is always extremely authoritarian, whereas capitalism/socialism usually has been much less authoritarian.

But we are seeing a huge rise in authoritarianism. It's not good at all.

[–]DffrntDrmmr 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Capitalism/socialism usually has been much less authoritarian.

Socialist countries are typically authoritarian. Capitalist... not so much.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Depends what you mean by authoritarian.

Canada is not communist but it is socialist, though not as much as it once was, at least for the people, but in many ways is much more. Canada has more freedoms than the USA, yet at the same time, in many ways has far less. Canada has the most red-tape in the world in general which is especially problematic for small business owners.

I can't speak to socialist Northern Europe and Scandinavia as I've never been there.

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

Absurd.

Canada, Northern Europe and Scandinavia are not socialist.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Yes we are. Now you're being absurd.

Further, there's no more of an authoritarian gesture than to wage war on another nation to bring them "democracy" or some such shit (when they don't even have it themselves). The USA is at war with at least 8 nations right now.

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

Ah, if only somebody asked me to clarify what Socialism ACTUALLY MEANS outside of the vast psyop to make everybody believe some COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA definition of the term, then everybody would get along and everything would become clear.

But nobody's asking. Until then, no explanation will be provided and these conversations will run in circles barren of understanding or even agreement.

See how the psyop is doing its thing. But nobody wants out of it I guess? Happy to disagree and not understand each other I guess?