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[–] Klear -5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Funny how that's always the result.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Funny how that's a fallacy, and there have been countless largely communist organizations of human labor over history, which lasted just as long as capitalist society.

[–] Maggoty 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't think we've figured out a good way past the charismatic sociopath problem. The best thing we're going to have in the short term is a democracy with a strong emphasis on socialism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So... most European countries and some in Asia / Oceania. Those topping every social welfare and happiness indexes...

[–] Maggoty 1 points 9 months ago

Pretty much. Except even they could push it further if they weren't still tiptoeing around the wealthy.