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minus-squareTxmyx@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down9·edit-24 天前Yes, but a functioning democratic system does not allow that. Any power tripping person could overthrow a country for different reasons (like Hitler for example)
minus-squarethedeadwalking4242@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 天前Capitalism encourages the break down of the democratic system.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down11·4 天前Where communism never had any democracy to start with.
minus-squaresave_the_humans@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 天前Thats because the US toppled every Democratic attempt at communism and socialism with staged coups and assassinations.
minus-squarethedeadwalking4242@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-24 天前And why’s that folks? That’s right! The profit motive!
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·4 天前Yes, the US is clearly to blame for the Stasi.
minus-squareDoc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 天前No, just capitalism is correct. Unbridled or not, the profit incentive and private ownership over the means of production, both of which are intrinsic to a capitalist economic structure, still exist and contribute to systemic oppression.
Yes, but a functioning democratic system does not allow that.
Any power tripping person could overthrow a country for different reasons (like Hitler for example)
Capitalism encourages the break down of the democratic system.
Where communism never had any democracy to start with.
Thats because the US toppled every Democratic attempt at communism and socialism with staged coups and assassinations.
And why’s that folks? That’s right! The profit motive!
Yes, the US is clearly to blame for the Stasi.
Unbridled capitalism.
No, just capitalism is correct. Unbridled or not, the profit incentive and private ownership over the means of production, both of which are intrinsic to a capitalist economic structure, still exist and contribute to systemic oppression.