▲ 867 ▼ "Earning a living" (lemmy.ml) submitted 9 months ago by Confidant6198@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 139 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Moltz@lemmy.ml -28 points 9 months ago (12 children) Lol, it'll totally work this time around, pinkie promise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Bael422@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (3 children) Lolol, lets compare that to capitalism numbers. Don't forget to compare suffering too, since everyone seems to overlook quality of life, injuries, and slavery, in favor of just one sliver of the many metrics of deaths. So, don't forget to calculate the indirect deaths caused by capitalism too lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago No but see slavery isn't killing so its fine. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Moltz@lemmy.ml -18 points 9 months ago (1 child) Lol, the suffering too, huh. That's adorable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago When you're definitely on the side of humanity permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children) Socialism has worked incredibly well in uplifting the lives of the working classes. In countries like Russia and China, life expectancies doubled. The incredible improvements in living conditions, democratization, and orienting society towards satisfying the needs of the many instead of profits for the few resulted in the greatest eradications of poverty in history. Socialism has worked, continues to work, and will increasingly work as time goes on, until it is eventually replaced by communism. Fascists and capitalists, slavers and landlords and other leaches were indeed killed and oppressed by the communists. It's better than the daily genocide and violence of capitalism and imperialism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 9 months ago (3 children) It really says a lot about Wikipedia that it has an article for that but not an equivalent for capitalism caused disasters. Like say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster. Or the toxic wastes that lead to the creation of the epa in America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago (2 children) Yep, how you frame and present information has a dramatic impact on how it is interpreted, and in liberal, western-dominated spheres communism is demonized while the excesses of capitalism are minimized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) People are too happy to overlook systematic issues with capitalism just because they think they'll be one of the lucky ones on top getting to make the inhumane decisions, all in the name of getting another dollar permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago This is gradually fading as capitalism crumbles. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 9 points 9 months ago USAID's cancelation is calling... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doctorbllk@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 months ago Somebody only read the article title... Give the actual text a look to see it boldly claims the connection to political system is not strongly linked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 9 months ago Thats more a government thing than a communist thing. You coukd skip the government part and use other organizational systems in a constant experiment to find the full communism faster... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bael422@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (3 children) Lolol, lets compare that to capitalism numbers. Don't forget to compare suffering too, since everyone seems to overlook quality of life, injuries, and slavery, in favor of just one sliver of the many metrics of deaths. So, don't forget to calculate the indirect deaths caused by capitalism too lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago No but see slavery isn't killing so its fine. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Moltz@lemmy.ml -18 points 9 months ago (1 child) Lol, the suffering too, huh. That's adorable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago When you're definitely on the side of humanity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago No but see slavery isn't killing so its fine. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Moltz@lemmy.ml -18 points 9 months ago (1 child) Lol, the suffering too, huh. That's adorable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago When you're definitely on the side of humanity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 months ago When you're definitely on the side of humanity permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children) Socialism has worked incredibly well in uplifting the lives of the working classes. In countries like Russia and China, life expectancies doubled. The incredible improvements in living conditions, democratization, and orienting society towards satisfying the needs of the many instead of profits for the few resulted in the greatest eradications of poverty in history. Socialism has worked, continues to work, and will increasingly work as time goes on, until it is eventually replaced by communism. Fascists and capitalists, slavers and landlords and other leaches were indeed killed and oppressed by the communists. It's better than the daily genocide and violence of capitalism and imperialism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 9 months ago (3 children) It really says a lot about Wikipedia that it has an article for that but not an equivalent for capitalism caused disasters. Like say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster. Or the toxic wastes that lead to the creation of the epa in America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago (2 children) Yep, how you frame and present information has a dramatic impact on how it is interpreted, and in liberal, western-dominated spheres communism is demonized while the excesses of capitalism are minimized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) People are too happy to overlook systematic issues with capitalism just because they think they'll be one of the lucky ones on top getting to make the inhumane decisions, all in the name of getting another dollar permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago This is gradually fading as capitalism crumbles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 9 months ago (3 children) It really says a lot about Wikipedia that it has an article for that but not an equivalent for capitalism caused disasters. Like say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster. Or the toxic wastes that lead to the creation of the epa in America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago (2 children) Yep, how you frame and present information has a dramatic impact on how it is interpreted, and in liberal, western-dominated spheres communism is demonized while the excesses of capitalism are minimized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) People are too happy to overlook systematic issues with capitalism just because they think they'll be one of the lucky ones on top getting to make the inhumane decisions, all in the name of getting another dollar permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago This is gradually fading as capitalism crumbles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago (2 children) Yep, how you frame and present information has a dramatic impact on how it is interpreted, and in liberal, western-dominated spheres communism is demonized while the excesses of capitalism are minimized. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) People are too happy to overlook systematic issues with capitalism just because they think they'll be one of the lucky ones on top getting to make the inhumane decisions, all in the name of getting another dollar permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago This is gradually fading as capitalism crumbles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 9 months ago (1 child) People are too happy to overlook systematic issues with capitalism just because they think they'll be one of the lucky ones on top getting to make the inhumane decisions, all in the name of getting another dollar permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago This is gradually fading as capitalism crumbles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago This is gradually fading as capitalism crumbles. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 9 points 9 months ago USAID's cancelation is calling... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doctorbllk@slrpnk.net 7 points 9 months ago Somebody only read the article title... Give the actual text a look to see it boldly claims the connection to political system is not strongly linked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 9 months ago Thats more a government thing than a communist thing. You coukd skip the government part and use other organizational systems in a constant experiment to find the full communism faster... permalink fedilink source parent