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People often claim that capitalism performed better than socialism in terms of poverty and human development in the 20th century. This story is repeated so frequently that no one ever even bothers to back it up. Is it true? 🧵— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) May 22, 2022

Good Twitter thread on a study (data from the World Bank published in research for the American Journal of Public Health) that showed socialist countries beat capitalist countries when it comes to metrics that actually matter to people (like physical health).

    • Ideology [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      Scandinavia is undergoing a gradual shift to frog-boiling austerity.

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      It's always the case with them. Communist governments being elected into power and lasting a decade or so before being voted out proves that the people didn't really like it because it never works. Communist governments being elected into power and staying in power for several decades shows that it's inherently authoritarian and the people are oppressed.

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      anyone have the links to those articles about the racist laws about housing and stuff like that?