• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Biden is slow, negative change

    Verbatim. So Biden is not bad for the nation? It’s an upward trend? And this is…bad?

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      6 months ago

      Reading is hard for you. Biden has occasional upward ticks on an overall downward trend, he isn’t an upward trend. If the ship is sinking and you don’t fix the holes, there isn’t an upward trend.

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          6 months ago

          The country is getting worse, and he is not reversing that trend. By maintaining Capitalism, he is participating in making it worse. Occasionally he comes out with a nice act or law, but within the broader context of the direction the country is going, it matters little.

          I’ve said the same thing 3 times now, you’re not getting another.

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            6 months ago

            Okay. So it’s impossible for Biden to make anything better unless he undoes capitalism? Any good things he does are overshadowed by capitalism?

            Isn’t that a bit dogmatic? You’re mistaking the means (socialism) for the ends (better society, happier people).

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              6 months ago

              He can alleviate some of its pains, but he cannot make things better overall without moving towards Worker Ownership.

              I am not mistaking the means for the ends, the ends are achieved via means, and if Capitalism is currently continuing to decline then the ends cannot be achieved without moving towards Socialism.

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                6 months ago

                and if Capitalism is currently continuing to decline

                You’re ignoring the “if” though. We have clear examples of how capitalism can succeed in the Scandinavian countries (I would call them socialist, but you would say they’re not, we’ve had this discussion). If Capitalism in the US moves in that direction, would you be willing to abandon socialism because we have a better path to societal happiness?

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                  6 months ago

                  Social Democracies still depend on Imperialism to subidize their safety nets, still see decay (albeit at a lower rate), and still have the inherent exploitation of Capitalism. If you could fix Capitalism, I would be the first in line, haha.

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                    6 months ago

                    Can you elaborate on all those points?

                    What empire does Scandinavia have?

                    What signs of “decay” do you see?

                    What do you mean by exploitation?