Wats0ns to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agoTwo sides of a same coinimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down122
arrow-up1238arrow-down1imageTwo sides of a same coinWats0ns to Lefty Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareuphillbothways@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up37·edit-22 years agoPolitical/Social power in the hands of: The People = Democracy The few = Dictatorship/Oligarchy/some variety of tyranny Property/Economic power in the hands of: The People = Socialism/Communism The few = Capitalism It’s clear both belong in the hands of the people. That, as a species, we can only ever manage to get halfway is fucking bullshit.
minus-squareSeraph@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·2 years agoWhat if we had democratic socialism?
minus-squareuphillbothways@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoThat would be great. Seems like it’s been tried mostly in name only and too rarely.
minus-squareDaft_ish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 years agoBest we all just give up and “let god” Just kidding, you know. ISO: People to help make world better
minus-squareastropenguin5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoIt would be great! And this is why I’m a democratic socialist, because we should have democracy in the economy too.
Political/Social power in the hands of:
The People = Democracy
The few = Dictatorship/Oligarchy/some variety of tyranny
Property/Economic power in the hands of:
The People = Socialism/Communism
The few = Capitalism
It’s clear both belong in the hands of the people. That, as a species, we can only ever manage to get halfway is fucking bullshit.
What if we had democratic socialism?
That would be great. Seems like it’s been tried mostly in name only and too rarely.
Best we all just give up and “let god”
Just kidding, you know.
ISO: People to help make world better
It would be great! And this is why I’m a democratic socialist, because we should have democracy in the economy too.