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LOL. Go look at Europe. The answer to that is a definite hell-no.
Gotta love politically inflammatory remarks by "throwaway" accounts. I wish people had the balls to stand behind their politics.
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Perhaps you have heard of the People's Democratic Republics of East Germany, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, and Albania? Socialism was imposed by a foreign occupying army. Or take the Soviet Union itself. The democratically elected Provisional Government was overthrown by force. Even the socialists-only Constituent Assembly election was simply voided and ignored by t…
Ideally, political change can happen without violence or bloodshed. But we don' live in an ideal world. We never have, and we never will. Pretty much ANY political system gains power through bloodshed. The United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, pretty much the entirety of South America, Africa and Asia... With the wide ranges of political systems that span all these places, each and every one of them was pu…
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Ideally, political change can happen without violence or bloodshed. But we don' live in an ideal world. We never have, and we never will. Pretty much ANY political system gains power through bloodshed. The United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, pretty much the entirety of South America, Africa and Asia... With the wide ranges of political systems that span all these places, each and every one of them was pu…
Disengenuous to ignore the appallingly violent way Socialism has historically grabbed power and suppressed their populations. Very different from rebellions for independence for instance.
So were the US backed gorrillas in every violent uprising in South America in the 1980's.
So were Belgian trading companies in the Congo.
So were the French people during the Reign of Terror.
So were the Catholics during the all of the Inquisitions.
So were the Spanish during the expulsion of the Moors.
I could go on. The point being that this is not a Socialist trait. The first two were done with Capitalist intent. The last two were carried out with both political and religous power in mind. It's clear that you don't like Socialism, and that's fine... to each his own. But it's "disingenuous" to ignore history for the sake of proving your point.
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Disengenuous to ignore the appallingly violent way Socialism has historically grabbed power and suppressed their populations. Very different from rebellions for independence for instance.
Sure. The Stalinist were a horribly violent. So were the US backed gorrillas in every violent uprising in South America in the 1980's. So were Belgian trading companies in the Congo. So were the French people during the Reign of Terror. So were the Catholics during the all of the Inquisitions. So were the Spanish during the expulsion of the Moors. I could go on. The point being that this is not a Socialist trait. The…
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Sure. The Stalinist were a horribly violent. So were the US backed gorrillas in every violent uprising in South America in the 1980's. So were Belgian trading companies in the Congo. So were the French people during the Reign of Terror. So were the Catholics during the all of the Inquisitions. So were the Spanish during the expulsion of the Moors. I could go on. The point being that this is not a Socialist trait. The…
Ok lets make a list of Socialist societies that formed through rebellion and the formation of popular governments? Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair?
No, given the evidence, it's not fair. You could say the exact same thing for Capitalism.
Please. Now you're just being purposefully insulting.
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Ok lets make a list of Socialist societies that formed through rebellion and the formation of popular governments? Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair?
> Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair? No, given the evidence, it's not fair. You could say the exact same thing for Capitalism. Please. Now you're just being purposefully insulting.
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Ok lets make a list of Socialist societies that formed through rebellion and the formation of popular governments? Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair?
> Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair? No, given the evidence, it's not fair. You could say the exact same thing for Capitalism. Please. Now you're just being purposefully insulting.
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> Its seems to be a Socialist trait that it cant happen without being forced on a population by intelligentsia. Is that fair? No, given the evidence, it's not fair. You could say the exact same thing for Capitalism. Please. Now you're just being purposefully insulting.
I'm not confusing Colonialism with capitalism.
Uber has taken $12B of capital, broken the regulatory regimes and opened the drive-for-hire markets, marketed the benefits of drive-for-hire and ride-sharing to drivers and consumers, and helped drivers finance vehicles – but now there seems to be no barrier to entry for any competing service except writing an app. I'm happy to let VCs pay for my comfortable daily ride to work but I don't see how this is sustainable.…
Uber = Network effects. And not just that, but a two-sided market too! Combine that with the verb "to uber" and you have huge barriers!
Uber has taken $12B of capital, broken the regulatory regimes and opened the drive-for-hire markets, marketed the benefits of drive-for-hire and ride-sharing to drivers and consumers, and helped drivers finance vehicles – but now there seems to be no barrier to entry for any competing service except writing an app. I'm happy to let VCs pay for my comfortable daily ride to work but I don't see how this is sustainable.…
Uber = Network effects. And not just that, but a two-sided market too! Combine that with the verb "to uber" and you have huge barriers!