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Re:45 Richest Germans Own as Much as Entire Lower Half by y4mi on Friday June 21, 2019 @11:58PM (#20247926)
The same applies to religion if you consider our history.

Every concept can be applied in a harmful way which profits the few and oppresses society.

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Re:45 Richest Germans Own as Much as Entire Lower Half by mhh__ on Saturday June 22, 2019 @04:59AM (#20248701)
Socialism cannot not do that due to the abolition of the pricing mechanism in favour of political power
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Re:45 Richest Germans Own as Much as Entire Lower Half by DuskStar on Saturday June 22, 2019 @07:50PM (#20252391)
> > Every concept can be applied in a harmful way which profits the few and oppresses society.

> Socialism cannot not do that due to the abolition of the pricing mechanism in favour of political power

I hope you're not serious, but in case you are... How can socialism not be used to oppress the many while enriching the few? You even included the mechanism - political power!

You could argue that it doesn't have to, and I'd say that history does not give great odds on oppression not happening... But to say it can't do such a thing? That's insulting.

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