▲ 755 ▼ But "socialism" is a scary word (slrpnk.net) submitted 2 years ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Capitalism is private control over the factors of production. So you can for example have a socialist society in which the factors of production are owned by the community, but there's still markets and commerce. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gerbler@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago One hurdle we have to deal with is the assumption by the general public that markets = capitalism. You tell people capitalism has failed them and they worry that you mean to take away their ability to buy a latte. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gerbler@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago One hurdle we have to deal with is the assumption by the general public that markets = capitalism. You tell people capitalism has failed them and they worry that you mean to take away their ability to buy a latte. permalink fedilink source parent
