kersploosh@sh.itjust.works to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGood jobi.imgur.comimagemessage-square116linkfedilinkarrow-up11.38Karrow-down17
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minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoYeah well Monopoly isn’t solidarity, it’s oppression, so fighting that is good in my book.
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoA liberal fights a monopoly by competition, so that no single capitalist gains more profits over the other capitalists. A socialist fights a monopoly by socializing it and making it a utility that works to meet the needs of the population, eliminating the profit motive.
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoLack of alternatives is always bad, the needs of the population are rarely homogeneous.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd the true enemy endorses monopoly, so I’m happy to call liberals my friends.
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoSure, no problem with that, but they’re not “working class heroes”, which is what I reacted to in the first place.
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Yeah well Monopoly isn’t solidarity, it’s oppression, so fighting that is good in my book.
A liberal fights a monopoly by competition, so that no single capitalist gains more profits over the other capitalists.
A socialist fights a monopoly by socializing it and making it a utility that works to meet the needs of the population, eliminating the profit motive.
Lack of alternatives is always bad, the needs of the population are rarely homogeneous.
And the true enemy endorses monopoly, so I’m happy to call liberals my friends.
Sure, no problem with that, but they’re not “working class heroes”, which is what I reacted to in the first place.
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