• Graylitic@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That doesn’t answer my question at all, lol. That same thing happens in Capitalism, see: Batista’s Cuba, Pinochet’s Chile, Hitler’s Germany, etc.

    Assuming democratic measures are in place, why is a class-based system like Capitalism less susceptible to issues stemming from greed than Socialism or Communism?

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      1 year ago

      Authoritarian systems with lots of power in few hands are risky. Can happen in capitalist systems aswell, but have there been any non authoritarian communist nations?

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        1 year ago

        I agree, authoritarian systems with lots of power in few hands are indeed risky. Why is that necessary for Socialism or Communism, and why is it okay in Capitalism?

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          1 year ago

          Havent pretty much all communist nations been very authoritarian? Not all capitalist nations are authoritarian

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            1 year ago

            Depends. How do you define authoritarian? I’d argue all states are authoritarian, Capitalist or not, but get less so with development. Still, Capitalism remains a limiting factor, as it’s by structure authoritarian.