• raven [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I wasn't arguing that, I was just pointing out that the conditions in AES as we can assume are envisioned by the OP, are poor compared to the average American's. Not even compared to the workers' starting point. Yes, certainly the revolutions in China and Russia and Cuba started rewarding the working people with a higher quality of life within five years compared to their previous standing.

    The question as you rightly point out is a wrong one in that regard as well, but I was specifically talking about their choice of definition for "socialism" not making sense.

    If the question is "would you move to a rich socdem country?" The answer, following the spirit of the question, family ties and language barrier for example not being included, and being directed at existing socialists, is of course going to be a resounding yes, just like those "would you rather" questions where one option is to eat pizza and the other is to eat rocks. It's a pointless question.

    • ferristriangle [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      I wasn't arguing that

      I didn't assume you were arguing that, I was expanding on a point you brought up.

      • raven [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Oh yeah? Well I didn't assume that you assumed that! owl-pissed