A slogan is not a position

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  • Countries like Sweden, Finland and Norway operate under capitalist systems while offering comprehensive welfare programs. This to me suggests that capitalism can accommodate accessible welfare with the right policies.

    but you can get total control of the government in order to deregulate society by promising it, like liberals are want to.

    I’m not entirely sure what you mean here, i think what you’re saying is that parties use promises of welfare as a strategy to gain power but, once in control, shift towards policies that prioritize deregulation (correct me if I’m wrong), but I’m not sure deregulation is always the end goal. How do you see that playing out in contexts where welfare programs have been expanded under liberal governments?

    Anti capitalism isn’t radical

    Uhh yes it is!

    Radical - Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.














  • GrammarPolice@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlTrash
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    10 days ago

    This is kinda the problem with this reasoning though. You’d have to admit the police do more good than harm by maintaining some form of societal order and occasional brutality is only some consequence of it.

    I’d prefer to live in a world with bastards that maintain order than none at all.



  • GrammarPolice@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlTrash
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    11 days ago

    Fair enough. I guess my overarching point is that making generalizing statements like “all cops are racist” or “the victims of cops can’t stop being black” are harmful to the discussion considering there are also non-black victims of police brutality.

    I feel it’s better to say that there’s an issue with racism within the police force that needs a solution (which is one of the main points of BLM) rather than resorting to lazy slogans like ACAB that do nothing to further the discussion. The very definition of slacktivism