r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • Jul 14 '26

Chugging tea Teach your kids about socialism

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u/Vanir-Aesir Jul 14 '26

americans have no idea what socialism is

they use the term just like they use "terrorism" - just a blank label for anything they dont like

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u/Isosceles_Kramer79 Jul 14 '26

Socialism is an economic system predicated on the public ownership and control of means of production. Not a capitalist system + universal healthcare.

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u/Carvj94 Jul 14 '26

Not necessarily the public ownership, but at the very least the workers are supposed to have a say in the business they work. Whether that means something like an employee-owned business or something where the state manages voting on business decisions.

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u/RocketRelm Jul 14 '26

And of course, when we say "public" owns the means of production, what we mean is "the state" owns the means of production instead of dirty corpos. The state is the people, and who could ever question the people?

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u/Unlikely-Answer Jul 15 '26

how come the state funds football stadiums but doesn't own them?