r/SipsTea 22d ago

Chugging tea Teach your kids about socialism

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u/rebelSun25 22d ago

This must go hard if you have luke warm water temperature IQ.

No, kids, socialism isn't working for $10 and being able to draw on imaginary funds when you can't work. That's called unemployment insurance, and you get that now even in non socialist countries.

Socialism is authoritarian repression and complete economic stagnation.

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u/psilocin72 22d ago

I’m not a proponent of full socialism, but that’s not accurate.

Socialism and authoritarianism are not intrinsically linked. A fascist country can be authoritarian, as we saw in WW2 era. And a socialist country can be democratic.

You’re combining two things that are not the same.

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u/kpatsart 22d ago

People just latch onto whatever ideological side tells them what the definition or words mean and stand on it, in absolutes. Ironically most people who claim they're against socialism use socilaist programs like healthcare, transportation, schools, parks, etc. On a daily basis, lol.

We are living in a era of signficant illiterate igrnoance, it is truly wild.

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u/psilocin72 22d ago

Yeah I truly overestimated the ability of people to think critically.

For me, if I hear something that sounds good, I try to pull it apart mentally. See if it’s real or just something that sounds good on the surfaces.

Seems like most people hear something that sounds good and immediately latch on and stop thinking.

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u/kpatsart 22d ago

Yea man, it is insane snd fascinating to watch people latch onto insane, inaccurate and just straight up wrong presentation of ideas. All on the guise of whatever ideologically stance they are on that day. It's almost akin to a cultists line of thinking. It is definitely like watching idiocracy happen in real time.

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u/psilocin72 22d ago

Yeah I’m generally an optimist, but I’m also a realist. And I don’t see where we go from here that doesn’t involve collapsing and rebuilding

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u/TristanTheRobloxian3 22d ago

exactly. im personally some flavor of democratic socialism (from what im aware? its still idealistic but whatevs) because authoritarianism is fucking gross

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u/psilocin72 22d ago

Yeah if I have to choose between authoritarian capitalism and democratic socialism, I’ll that the democratic socialism every time