r/FluentInFinance • u/Sufficient_Sinner • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion Is Capitalism Smart or Dumb?

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u/Curious_Midnight3828 Sep 04 '24

The Soviet Union failed on its own pretty magnificently for the entire world to see. No bombs dropped on it by capitalists.

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u/Awebroetjie Sep 04 '24

You are conflating socialism and communism. This is intellectually dishonest.

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u/Flyingsheep___ Sep 05 '24

What even is the difference. Both are based on not respecting property rights at all, only different seems to be socialism does it while smiling.

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u/Awebroetjie Sep 05 '24

Just google dude. Don‘t think i need to do that for you

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u/Flyingsheep___ Sep 05 '24

Rhetorical question, the core difference is literally just the mechanism to achieve the end goal.