Eh. As small as the socialist movement is in Europe, it's still miles ahead of Amerikkka, where the most basic of succdems are seen as the second coming of Lenin. Western European countries are still imperial core, mind, but I don't feel like you need to fight against quite as much ingrained propaganda to make progress with people. To the point, you don't have to start your conversations at "taking care of the sick and suffering is good actually" when, really, you want to be talking about international solidarity. That last one is still an uphill battle though. :eu-cool:
That is in spite of having those concessions, not because of them.
Those concessions hurt our movement rather than helped it.
If you make living in capitalism nicer you don't move a step closer to socialism you just make people less willing to fight against capitalism because it is hurting them less.
Eh. As small as the socialist movement is in Europe, it's still miles ahead of Amerikkka, where the most basic of succdems are seen as the second coming of Lenin. Western European countries are still imperial core, mind, but I don't feel like you need to fight against quite as much ingrained propaganda to make progress with people. To the point, you don't have to start your conversations at "taking care of the sick and suffering is good actually" when, really, you want to be talking about international solidarity. That last one is still an uphill battle though. :eu-cool:
That's not because they have healthcare though.
That is in spite of having those concessions, not because of them.
Those concessions hurt our movement rather than helped it.
If you make living in capitalism nicer you don't move a step closer to socialism you just make people less willing to fight against capitalism because it is hurting them less.