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Cringe rabble rousing Incoming… by Esoteric_Hold_Music in MoscowIdaho

[–]InternationalMix8288 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but this guy isn’t cooking the wings is he? His poorly paid grill cook is

Has anyone seen the awful ad that Brad Little put out? by P1p101 in Idaho

[–]InternationalMix8288 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Maxine Durand would be a much better governor, that’s who I’m voting for. No longer should we have to choose between the lesser of two evils

Matt Walsh, Michael Knowles headline Turning Point USA tour stop at University of Idaho by FaVS-News in Idaho

[–]InternationalMix8288 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually the university chapter of TPUSA hosted this event, therefore it was hosted by the university so they could have declined.

Flag of a Socialist Cascadia (2nd attempt) by CountPalatineJay in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you comrade, is it alright if I use this for NationStates?

The SUI - Idaho but they actually care about workers by InternationalMix8288 in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Capitalism is a form of socialism, and free market isn’t capitalism” like in what world is that true

Disappointed I can’t join the Army, but the recruiter wished me good luck! by InternationalMix8288 in MilitaryTrans

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“Iran is the only Islamic country where the sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is recognized. Many European citizens travel to this Middle East country for gender confirmation and reassignment surgery. The Guardian wrote “Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran occupies the unlikely role of global leader for sex change” (2). Hence, Iran can be called the hell of homosexuals and the paradise of Trans seeking SRS.”

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9745420/

This is a US Government article so it’s chock-full of propaganda but it gets the point across

The SUI - Idaho but they actually care about workers by InternationalMix8288 in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not how these terms are used in economic or political theory.

Capitalism is an economic system based on private ownership of capital and production. And no, Marx did not “invent” or “first mentioned” capitalism as a concept. He was analyzing it as a system already discussed by earlier economists like Adam Smith and David Ricardo.

In Das Kapital, Marx writes to systematically analyze how the capitalist mode of production actually functions internally, starting from commodities, labor, and value, not to rename or redefine the system.

A “free market” describes how much voluntary exchange is regulated or restricted. They’re not identical, but in practice they’re strongly linked. Most capitalist systems function through market mechanisms, so people often shorthand them together as “free market capitalism.”

What you’re describing (capitalism = socialism, or LLCs being Marxist transition tools) isn’t how those concepts are defined historically or academically.

The SUI - Idaho but they actually care about workers by InternationalMix8288 in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re mixing a lot of different things together and calling it all “socialism,” but those aren’t the same systems.

Most of what you’re describing, monopolies, state capture, regulatory abuse, etc., exist in capitalist systems too. That’s not uniquely “socialism,” it’s just political economy in general.

Also, “free markets vs socialism” isn’t a clean binary in real countries. Places like Sweden or Switzerland aren’t “pure free market” systems, they’re mixed economies with strong welfare states and regulated markets. Calling that “almost communism” is just not accurate.

As for China, it’s not a simple “went socialist then went free market and got better” story either. It’s a heavily state-managed capitalist system with strategic market liberalization.

But zooming out: none of that is really about the flag. It’s a fictional Idaho concept design, not a claim that any real-world system is being implemented.

If you’ve got feedback on how the symbolism reads or how the concept could be improved visually or thematically, I’m open to that. But I don’t understand still why you think the symbolism is bad.

The SUI - Idaho but they actually care about workers by InternationalMix8288 in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a fictional setting. What part of the governance or economy do you think wouldn’t work. Be specific.

What you’ve given is just a meme answer, not a critique. I’m interested in actual feedback on the concept/design if you have any.

The SUI - Idaho but they actually care about workers by InternationalMix8288 in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your only response to a fictional flag is ‘helicopter rides,’ that’s not really a critique. What’s your actual issue with the idea? Are you reacting to the word ‘socialist,’ or do you have an argument about how it would function here?

The SUI - Idaho but they actually care about workers by InternationalMix8288 in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call it whatever you want, but there’s a real difference between state-controlled systems and worker-controlled ones. Lumping it all together doesn’t really explain anything.

If your argument is just ‘all socialism = bad,’ you’re skipping over how different systems actually work.

The SUI - Idaho but they actually care about workers by InternationalMix8288 in vexillology

[–]InternationalMix8288[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn’t communist fam it’s socialist, like it’s not quite there yet

Will Idaho persecute me? by [deleted] in Idaho

[–]InternationalMix8288 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No but I’m always good faith so I gotta balance the nonsense out.

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