https://nitter.net/_myrk_wise/status/1618685431889170437

  • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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    2 years ago

    The goal of democratic socialism is to achieve socialist goals of equality while opposing socialist ideologies.

    Bro what does this even mean? Like I know what they mean by it, but how do these think tanks write this drivel and expect to be taken seriously?

    • SuperZutsuki [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Well, you see, the people just have to vote for socialist policy hard enough and it will happen, even with a neoliberal-fascist coalition government.

    • Antoine_St_Hexubeary [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      It's a bit like saying "The goal of Postum is to achieve coffee's goals of pleasant flavour and mental stimulation while opposing caffeine." At first glance it doesn't seem any more disingenuous than other types of hot-beverage advertising copy, but what's left unsaid is that Postum has never achieved either of those things, no one with inside knowledge expects it to, and its core audience doesn't seem to care.

      • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        uh but you can decaffeinate coffee

        it's more like saying "our goal is to achieve the pleasant flavour of coffee while opposing the process of agriculture"