Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 23 2019 02:56pm)

would you be ok with private corporations holding some means of production as long as they are not publicly traded or otherwise owned/influenced by foreign investors?

Quote (inkanddagger @ 23 Sep 2019 06:58)

This is actually called state capitalism, where the state operates as the primary capitalist. Socialism is generally stateless.

Quote (Plaguefear @ 23 Sep 2019 07:16)

I think actual mineral resources should belong to the citizens and be used to better the lives of citizens.
Other than that i am fine with capitalism as long as there are strict barriers to corruption in place.
I do think to operate in this country you should have to have a head office in this country that pays tax on business done in this country though.
Also, there should be no income tax, business tax yes, income tax no.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 22 2019 09:37pm)

If you are conducting research on the political leanings of gamers, why do you only ask one binary question (socialist, yes or no)?


Anyway, Germany, definitely not a socialist.


If you're interested in some more details: I do hold sympathies for the historical ideas of social democrats, but have nothing but disdain for what most of them have become in this day and age. And I am very anal about distinguishing socialism from social democracy.

Quote (Handcuffs @ 23 Sep 2019 07:45)

Sprechen Sie Duetsch?

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Sep 22 2019 10:47pm)

Ja. Möchten Sie mich etwas auf deutsch fragen?

Quote (Malignanttumor666 @ 23 Sep 2019 08:18)

Karl Marx was right but the people that used his ideals to market their propaganda were/are the scum of the earth.