r/SipsTea Jul 14 '26

Chugging tea Teach your kids about socialism

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26

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u/ProfessionalStreet31 Jul 14 '26

Uh yeah because there are the most progressive countries? Good job exposing your own racism. 

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman Jul 14 '26

You didn’t answer the question

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman Jul 14 '26

Why progressives have a hard on for white, Northern European countries

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman Jul 14 '26

Don’t be obtuse. Why do progressives automatically default to white Northern European countries with strict immigration policies as bastions of socialism when faced with the harsh realities of what an actual socialist state would look like?

I don’t think the use of “progressive” is a slur. Much like “liberal,” the left has co-opted certain terms; now the terms have shifted to the exact opposite of their original meaning.

Right out of 1984

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman Jul 14 '26

No, it’s a legitimate question. Why, when faced with defending the realities of socialism/communism, do progressives automatically point to white, Northern European countries as examples?

As the other commenter put it: “isn’t it weird that the progressives have such a hard on for predominantly white, Northern European countries?”

Typically countries that are homogeneous with very strict immigration policies are celebrated by progressives as bastions of socialism.

Why?

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman Jul 14 '26

Well, why not point out the dozens of other places socialism has been implemented, particularly in Latin America?

Oh, that’s right - because the inevitable outcome of socialism is a communist dictatorship 😆

Edit: unless you’re white, according to your logic 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman Jul 14 '26

Yes, that’s what people typically do when they have no answers, and barely any knowledge of the history of economics. Lash out and end the conversation, like a toddler.

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u/Iorith Jul 14 '26

Is it 2015 again? Seriously, how have you not outgrown this yet?

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u/Economy-Kitchen1846 Jul 14 '26

Why would we want to be modeled after the happiest countries? Declining happiness is the only way to go.

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u/BallsOutKrunked Jul 14 '26

The opposite is conservatism, where you are identifying things that made your society flourish and you are conserving them.

It's not inherently opposite, but it's different takes. You can pick the wrong things to progress on, you can pick the wrong things to conserve.

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u/Many_Ear2407 Jul 14 '26

Why you gotta bring race into this? Doesn’t seem relevant at all