SOCIALISM: What is it? Online dictionaries give a completely new and different meaning to the word!

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[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

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Socialism is government control of the means of production.

Roads are not socialism. Buses are not socialism. These are desperate attempts by socialists to link their ugly ideology to something successful that people like. Scandinavia is not socialism. This was something that was rebuked by Denmark's PM himself.

Socialism has failed every single time it's been tried. Every single time. Just look at Venezuela if you need a refresher course in what socialism does to a country. "But Venezuela's not socialist!" <facepalm.jpg>

Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela publicly called Bernie Sanders "our revolutionary friend" and praised his candidacy. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-usa/venezuelas-maduro-rooting-for-revolutionary-friend-sanders-in-u-s-campaign-idUSKCN0YN32Q

Tourists flock not to the beaches, but the slums to see '21st-century socialism' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jan/15/venezuela.rorycarroll

From a trickle a few years ago there are now thousands, travelling individually and on package tours, exploring a leftwing mecca which promises to build social justice in the form of "21st century socialism".

Jeremy Corbyn said: "Chavez ... showed us that there is a different, and a better way of doing things. It's called socialism". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSIQAKpaR20

Karl Marx was resurrected with nantotechnology and DNA sequencing and came to America. He was shown Tesla factories, advanced hospitals, modern cities, etc. Finally, he requested to be allowed to make a speech on all TV channels. The mainstream media hesitated as they were afraid he might say something they wouldn't approve. Marx promised he would say only one sentence. Under this condition, they agreed. Karl Marx uttered the following sentence: "Workers of all countries, forgive me."

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

No, it is not. That is a co-opted definition of socialism in order to radicalize a population. YOU.

YOU believe a definition of socialism that is untrue, that only a very few people in the world believe because of Orwellian LANGUAGE CHANGING shenanigans that have happened recently that you have fallen for.

I fully understand that "roads are not (what you believe is) socialism". The problem is your belief is very wrong, and that belief is dangerous.

I am FAR from a Marxist, or a "socialist" in the definition that you believe that word means, which is TOTALITARIAN COMMUNISM and is VERY FAR REMOVED from what socialism actually is.

AGAIN: (((somebody))) has been playing with the English language and has made SOME PEOPLE (you) believe that the word means something entirely different from what it does! Read the initial post again! Stop raging and start REASONING. With your BRAIN if you have one.

I'm not making this up. At least 95% of the world's population understand the word as meaning what I say it does. At least 95% of the world's population understand that what you believe is "socialism" is in fact TOTALITARIAN COMMUNISM. English. LEARN IT.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Uh, it's what socialists stated themselves.

Come on, this "that's not TRUE socialism" argument is tiresome. Maybe if socialism had some successes it could point to, we could talk. But you're standing atop a mountain of skulls and saying let's try it again. No.

Implement socialism in your life. Show us it works. Then get back to us.

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

It's what COMMIES said. You are basically repeating COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA at me and calling me a Marxist. No sense of irony at all?