Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: NixOS commits a "purge" of "Nazi" contributors, forces abdication of founder Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2024 12:33:41 +0200 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <452645dc-0427-19d7-e8fd-b3463f2c1faa@example.net> References: <6BlhO.3136$vdRc.1100@fx09.iad> <40dc3717-9748-fb74-562d-96e7fb7071a2@example.net> <0567e036-6ad8-92a2-d28c-1cbfe214d908@example.net> <0ee63ea0-0a70-6e06-a9ac-7897b0763eb1@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2341141"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:56686 On Fri, 5 Jul 2024, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2024-07-05, D wrote: > >> On Fri, 5 Jul 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> >>> Socialists are the ultimate cat-bellers. Full of solutions that cannot be >>> implemented or won't work if they are. >>> >>> And sadly that became the game of the Tories too, which is why they have been >>> given the finger. All mouth and no trousers. >> >> This is true. Socialism has been refuted historically (it has never >> worked), logically (it is self-contradictory) and scientifically (it has >> been proven by economists not to work). Yet, the masses insist on believing it. >> >> The reason is that it is a religion where the leaders promise heaven on >> earth, here and now, and workers who don't like their lives, hope that >> this time it will be different, which of course it never is. > > Unfortunately, this is true of demagogues on both the left and the right. > Take a look at the United States today, for instance. In fact, if you > replace "socialism" with "unbridled capitalism", you've pretty much > covered the whole spectrum (aside from us radical moderates sitting > in the middle, watching the chaos unfold on both sides). I've tried socialism light, my parents in law have tried the real deal socialism, and thank you very much, we're all in agreement that we prefer unbridled capitalism every day of the week. Only people who never grew up under authoritarian socialism, living in cuddly little western liberal socialist light democracies, could ever dream of wanting to live under socialism. Take it from the people who tried, capitalism is vastly preferable. >> But who knows? Maybe humanity will learn one day? > > I'm not holding my breath. This is the truth! ;)