Quote (JessiWan @ Dec 10 2022 09:12pm)
So what would qualify as true socialism to you?
The Nazis had some pretty socialist policies.
such as?
the Nazis rose to power under the guise of worker empowerment, then shortly after taking power outlawed all opposition, seized the entire power structure and eliminated any democracy, then moved on to war and genocide. they didnt reallocated the finances of the ownership class to the workers, they took it all to fund a war. they lied to rile up the working class then wrote themselves a blank check. and FYI "they tool all the guns" isn't a socialist policy, and many of the places around the globe labelled as socialist aren't. socialism has been used many times to seize power, but if it isn't implemented it's not socialism, its just campaign stumping for populists.
i'm not a fan of socialism, and one of the reasons it hasn't been done is because it's not a workable system of govt in most places. capitalist socialism in the Nordic region is the only real attempt at making it work, and only does due to low population density and a bevy of natural resources.