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   Mark Kraft (krafttea@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 09:26:23 JST Mark Kraft

   "Socialism and capitalism can't exist together..."

   (Except, of course, when they do. Which, up to now, has traditionally been the case.)

   You can argue that it's not a PURE system, but that's an ideological, not historical, argument.

   Saying oil & water don't mix doesn't mean they can't be made to mix.

   Laws have been passed REPEATEDLY, requiring 2/3rds authorization, i.e., for overturning many bad public policies. In retrospect, it's a shame we lack similar laws for tax cuts for the rich.

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     ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭ (radical_egocom@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 09:26:23 JST ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭

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     @KraftTea

     When exactly has socialism and capitalism existed together, as you claim? If you're referring to Nordic Social Democracy, then as I already explained to you in an earlier response, Social Democracy is still capitalism, except with strong regulations and social programs, but those regulations and social programs don't "magically" make the very clearly capitalist economy not capitalist. 1/2

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     ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭ (radical_egocom@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 09:26:34 JST ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭

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     @KraftTea

     Aside from that, there is no instance of a real-world version of the oxymoronic concept of capitalism and socialism coexisting somehow despite being direct opposites of each other. 2/2