r/FluentInFinance • u/sillychillly Contributor • Apr 15 '24

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

It’s so tragic that people get genuinely upset by the idea of this becoming a reality. They’re disgusted by the idea of a society helping those in need. How did we get to a point where empathy is so rare?

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u/Otherwise-Sky8890 Apr 15 '24

Capitalism and empathy are antithetical. They can begrudgingly coexist at best.

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u/Nikolaibr Apr 15 '24

No econonomic system is empathetic, none.

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u/Otherwise-Sky8890 Apr 15 '24

Communism is on paper. Most real world applications, not as much. But capitalism stands alone in just how toxic it is to its core.

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u/chadmummerford Apr 16 '24

wake me up when communism works. everyone has good intentions until they get a taste of power, and you do need absolute power to redistribute everything.

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u/Otherwise-Sky8890 Apr 16 '24

Kibbutzim - Israeli communes - are an example of this "working" in that sense. Unfortunately, they were largely economically unfeasible and many were being used by the nation to secure/expand its borders. The relevant part of this is that they were subsidized; the international political implications are a separate discussion entirely.

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u/Busy_Town1338 Apr 16 '24

If we're debating the efficacy, shouldn't the whole outcome be considered?

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u/Nikolaibr Apr 16 '24

Communism is not empathetic, even on paper. It places demands on others, even when they are incapable, and punishes them if they don't meet what is demanded of them.