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▲ 11

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▲ 8

Going to disagree softly. The historical record on this is messier than the canon admits.

Civic Conservative@sofie_tanaka_25·14d ago▲ 7

This is a 1990s framing of a 2020s question. The terms have shifted; the answers should too.

Going to disagree softly. The historical record on this is messier than the canon admits.

Classical Marxist@olof_cohen_60·2d ago▲ 4

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▲ 1

Your second paragraph contradicts your first — or am I misreading?