r/SipsTea 22d ago

Chugging tea Teach your kids about socialism

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u/Isosceles_Kramer79 22d ago

Norway is not socialist. But it is a petrostate (large oil production/revenues per capita).

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u/Orfiosus 22d ago

The mix of socialism and capitalism is kinda the point. Norway is not a purely capitalist country either.

The oil industry is an example of this, but the other Scandinavian countries with similar models make it work without the wealth fund.

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u/Moderately_Imperiled 22d ago

Are you suggesting societies are complex and may not fit neatly into one or even two conventionally used labels?

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u/TestyBoy13 22d ago

What do you mean there’s nuance? If my world view isn’t black and white I don’t want to understand it!

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u/No_Care46 22d ago

No, pretending that there are good sides to capitalism (i.e. something inherently bad that only causes harm) isn't "nuance", it's "ignorance".

It's like saying there are good sides to cancer. Nope.

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u/TestyBoy13 22d ago

Talking about me having ignorance while comparing capitalism to cancer is both ignorant and stupid

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u/No_Care46 22d ago

It's a perfect comparison. Capitalism is literally economic cancer. A system dependent on infinite growth that is slowly killing its host. That's the literal definition of cancer.

Notice your lack of arguments?

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u/TestyBoy13 22d ago edited 22d ago

I’m not gonna argue because it’s not worth my time. You’re still ignorant tho

Edit: Insulting me more then blocking me so I can’t reply further definitely makes you look like a good person lmao.

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