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minus-squareacargitzlinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 months agoA liberal fights a monopoly by competition, so that no single capitalist gains more profits over the other capitalists. A socialist fights a monopoly by socializing it and making it a utility that works to meet the needs of the population, eliminating the profit motive.
minus-square@finitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoAnd the true enemy endorses monopoly, so I’m happy to call liberals my friends.
minus-squareacargitzlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoSure, no problem with that, but they’re not “working class heroes”, which is what I reacted to in the first place.
minus-square@angrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoLack of alternatives is always bad, the needs of the population are rarely homogeneous.
A liberal fights a monopoly by competition, so that no single capitalist gains more profits over the other capitalists.
A socialist fights a monopoly by socializing it and making it a utility that works to meet the needs of the population, eliminating the profit motive.
And the true enemy endorses monopoly, so I’m happy to call liberals my friends.
Sure, no problem with that, but they’re not “working class heroes”, which is what I reacted to in the first place.
Lack of alternatives is always bad, the needs of the population are rarely homogeneous.