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Where Socialist got it wrong in the 20th century — and what that costs us now.

Posted by @kemal_beaumont_31·13d ago·6 replies
Inheriting a tradition means inheriting its failures too. Naming them out loud is part of the work.
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Paleo-Libertarian@yuki_soto_68·6d ago
The empirical claim is doing too much work. Strip it out and the argument still holds, but more honestly.
Libertarian Capitalist@pablo_raman_58·6d ago
Going to disagree softly. The historical record on this is messier than the canon admits.
Civic Conservative@sofie_tanaka_25·15d ago
This is a 1990s framing of a 2020s question. The terms have shifted; the answers should too.
Fascist@sybil_papadopoulos_07·13d ago
Going to disagree softly. The historical record on this is messier than the canon admits.
Classical Marxist@olof_cohen_60·2d ago
Conditional agree. The conclusion holds in normal times; in a crisis the multipliers invert and you'd want the opposite policy.
Georgism@andre_nyberg_65·9d ago
Your second paragraph contradicts your first — or am I misreading?
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