ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhy has our society accepted the mantra of "Don't let people take advantage of you" rather than focusing on "stop taking advantage of people"?message-squaremessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy has our society accepted the mantra of "Don't let people take advantage of you" rather than focusing on "stop taking advantage of people"?ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareshoulderoforion@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoprobably since it’s allowed the greatest share of humanity to prosper the most for the longest period of time, as apposed to feudalism, and any real world attempts at communism which have been so corrupt they’ve put capitalism’s sins to shame
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agocapitalism == feudalism == bolshevism The share of human prosperity was thanks to workers fighting for socialist reforms
probably since it’s allowed the greatest share of humanity to prosper the most for the longest period of time, as apposed to feudalism, and any real world attempts at communism which have been so corrupt they’ve put capitalism’s sins to shame
capitalism == feudalism == bolshevism
The share of human prosperity was thanks to workers fighting for socialist reforms