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brush

(61,033 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2019, 12:15 AM Mar 2019

Socialists pls explain how your society/economic system will work [View all]

We always get the criticism of capitlism but never how a socialistic goverment will handle productio of goods and services, local, state and national governing bodies, schools, lwa enforcement etc

How would it be different than the social democratic systems in western Europe, and if it is not different why not just adapted the regulated and taxed system of Europe and apply it here?

The socialistic systems that have existed certainly haven't been pretty so please explain what you intend.

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Socialists pls explain how your society/economic system will work [View all] brush Mar 2019 OP

Essentially, in my socialist economy: cilla4progress Mar 2019 #1

Sounds like the social democracies in Europe so why call... brush Mar 2019 #2

It's total socialism it's hybrid which has proven to work best, uponit7771 Mar 2019 #4

It's semantics. procon Mar 2019 #8

I would like the day-to-day workings of socialism... brush Mar 2019 #10

Since we are already headed in that direction, procon Mar 2019 #15

No - nowhere in Europe provides food as part of the social welfare system muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #19

ok Lurker Deluxe Mar 2019 #13

Why would you use failed maximillist cilla4progress Mar 2019 #24

If housing is provided by the safety net... brooklynite Mar 2019 #34

We call it liberalism in canada. applegrove Mar 2019 #3

Since in my experience there are very, very few actual socialist on DU... GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #5

Well since you say you're a socialist give us your version... brush Mar 2019 #6

My sincere apologies that I did a poor job of communication in my post. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #7

Why do we argue about these little things like socialism when the country is obviously the opposite? rusty quoin Mar 2019 #9

It's important because we have a major candidate... brush Mar 2019 #11

Less than 20 years ago the Republicans branded the Democratic Party as liberals. rusty quoin Mar 2019 #22

Please, it's not look at me. It's look at the voters. brush Mar 2019 #27

Socialism is by far the worst economic system AlexSFCA Mar 2019 #12

Are you suggesting that only the academic definition of procon Mar 2019 #17

You really need to get your head out of the Cold War Mindset... Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #18

"in its correct sense - see wikipedia" - OK, here we go: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #20

You are only correct Codeine Mar 2019 #26

What I think is weird is that the same people who've been saying for years that the betsuni Mar 2019 #14

I'm an anarcho-syndicalist myself, basically I believe that we should... Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #16

Let's have the capitalists rownesheck Mar 2019 #21

Fettered Capitalismsocialism model has shown to work for the middle class. There are examples uponit7771 Mar 2019 #23

It is useless to get hung up on labels. cilla4progress Mar 2019 #25

Every socialism argument fescuerescue Mar 2019 #33

A system that benefits everyone is more likely to induce willful participation. LonePirate Mar 2019 #28

Well said, watoos Mar 2019 #30

We don't have capitalism in America, watoos Mar 2019 #29

True enough on the crony capitalism/fascism analogy. brush Mar 2019 #31

Socialism arguments always devolve fescuerescue Mar 2019 #32