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   kcarruthers (kcarruthers@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 22:50:09 JST kcarruthers

   Just saying…

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     Gssy (wall0159@aus.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 07:57:40 JST Gssy

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     @kcarruthers I hope the US can find a peaceful way to redistribute wealth. A 21st century “terror” and Napoleon/war would be terrible. I hope you can find another FDR instead…

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     @wall0159 @kcarruthers

     FDR didn't eliminate the problems of capitalism before with his reforms. Reforms aren't the solution to wealth inequality. Redistribution of wealth will have to be done through a working-class revolution, and revolutions usually aren't peaceful. Here are some books that explain why revolution is the only solution:
     #communism #socialism

     https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1875/gotha/

     https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1920/lwc/

     https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1880/soc-utop/

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     ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭ (radical_egocom@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 20:19:59 JST ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭

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     @wall0159 @kcarruthers

     I don't recall there being a single generation of anything resembling a "generation of egalitarian prosperity" in America. I think you're viewing America's history through rose tinted glasses. I'd suggest reading all or at least one of the books linked above to learn why reformism isn't the solution.

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     Gssy (wall0159@aus.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 20:20:00 JST Gssy

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     @Radical_EgoCom he didn’t eliminate the problems, agreed, but he did make for two generations of egalitarian prosperity. I think that’s a considerably better record than any non-democratic state in modern times @kcarruthers

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 21:57:37 JST bipartisan

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     @Radical_EgoCom @wall0159 @kcarruthers

     Keynesianism made capitalism worse like neoliberalism made socialism worse.

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     ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭ (radical_egocom@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 22:01:51 JST ☭ 𝗖 𝗔 𝗧 ☭

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     Neoliberalism and socialism have nothing to do with each other. Neoliberalism is a capitalist ideology and is fundamentally opposed to socialism. How did neoliberalism make socialism worse?

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     bipartisan (bipartisan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2024 22:58:00 JST bipartisan

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     @Radical_EgoCom

     These are all mixed economic system philosophies that exist to milk high taxes out of the voters. Cut out the overhead, let nature work again.