• samokosik@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    What exactly am I not getting about socialist economy?

    The ones who disagree with socialism are usually told they just don’t understand it & that it has not been tried.

    Reality is, it’s been tried and it always failed.

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        4 months ago

        There is quite a difference between democracy and socialism. For example, while democracy did not work in France, there were several other countries that have proven democracy works. For example, Greece, Rome, or even United States. On the contrary, socialism has been in many countries and failed every single time, no matter the situation. Countries of Warsaw pact tried it and 30 years after it collapsed, the quality of life in these countries is still worse compared to the Western Europe. Similar with countries such as Israel, India, Great Britain, North Korea and many more that have tried socialist tendencies but eventually returned to capitalist economies.

        Same for capitalism, there have been countries that became quite successful thanks to it such as Switzerland, Singapore or Ireland.