it's really interesting how ridiculously uninformed many people, especially right wing americans it seems, are when it comes to "socialism" and "capitalism". you guys really don't do nuance, do you? you really think things like affordable college education, reasonable worker / environmental protection, and universal healthcare inevitably lead to empty store shelves, huh?
reality is, most of the wealthiest and healthiest countries in the world with the highest living standards are significantly more "socialist" than america - but somehow suggesting such an approach (instead of failing with supply side economics for the 72nd time) reliably triggers the lazy "starving communist" response - which is even more ironic when you consider how high america's poverty rate is for example. the whole idea that anything "socialist" somehow equals "communist" and "bad" is so incredibly simplistic that i'm always amused to see who is willing to expose themselves by perpetuating that idiotic narrative.
just to be clear, generally speaking capitalism is clearly the superior and more successful approach, there is no doubt about that whatsoever. but it's also clear that some aspects of it have to be regulated in order to benefit the whole population rather than just a few. the toxic "if you're critical of some of its extreme aspects (corporate owned politicians, ppl dying because they can't afford available medication / healthcare...), you're anti-capitalist" rhetoric just shows how ignorant and unsophisticated some people are...
