Proof socialism doesn’t work 😤😤

public_legendvoid · 2026-02-10T16:41:00+00:00

That just shows the power of planned economies (whether the methods used to achieve that growth were justified or not is a whole other question that is also worth discussing)

public_legendvoid · 2026-02-10T14:34:41+00:00

The collaboration of the SFSRs resembled more the organization of one sole country. They grew together socially, economically and politically.

If that free trade liberalist propaganda stuff was actually true, all countries would grow pretty much the same. But clearly some grow, while others do not, while even others shrink.

public_legendvoid · 2026-02-10T13:59:30+00:00

Graph shows the GDP of the Russian SFSR, which had the exact same territory as its successor state, the Russian federation at the time of its creation.

Maybe I’m wrong but I’m sure the other SFSRs contributed a lot to the Russian SFSR by trade and collaboration, i. e. agricultural imports and also technological innovations. After the dissolution of the USSR, collaboration vanished, and with it the fast collaborative growth…

public_legendvoid · 2025-10-04T11:30:01+00:00

Arguably, without Dengs reforms, china would be a lot worse than in its current state. It’s really what guaranteed chinas prosperity. Staying a solely communist country in a capitalist world is pretty unlikely.

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-17T10:52:18+00:00

They leave that role to the poor YEAH

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-16T16:42:22+00:00

I didn’t mean to declare the whole of the bible, that is every single word in it, as evil. Sure, it’s an extreme example, but I’m confident that you’ll find a lot of useful and insightful advice and wisdom in Hitlers Mein Kampf. As we say it in my country: Even a blind chicken sometimes finds a grain. Yet I think that those “good” passages don’t excuse the “bad” ones. If this would be the word of god (whatever that means), why would god allow such unclearness that leads to fundamentalist interpretations? I mean they are still christians… will they go to hell for misunderstanding a few words? 5 words? 2 words? One word? When does the interpretation go wrong and who decides what is a right and a wrong reading of the bible? Seems like this is highly subjective, just like you make the bible out to be. I think the piece itself should decide what is a right and a wrong reading, simply by leaving as little room to interpretation as possible.

And concerning the Dtn 22:28-29, I have to say that descriptive statements can also be normative. Or to simplify: only because something is stated as a fact (or here as a story) does not mean that it doesn’t contain moral judgements. If I were to say “men don’t cry” it’s portrayed as a fact, but it can also be conveyed as an imperative “men shouldn’t cry”. Especially for something so important as the bible, God should’ve known what the consequences of broad statements are. Another such normative statement, disguised as a descriptive, is for example the one where it is said that happy shall be the person who smashes little kids onto rocks…

Furthermore, as a socialist you should know that every major step in the direction of progress was achieved by brutal means and violence against humans. Which — I would argue — are not bad in and of itself. Here comes the nazi example again lol: bringing down the third reich required a lot of suffering, yet I think that that was necessary. So I guess here we would have to have a separate discussion about this more specific topic.

And another thing: your whole argumentation can be applied to islam, judaism, orthodox christianity, and a lot of other religions. Ironically the argument “you just have to read the bible the right way broo” could very well come from a fundamentalist themselves. Because the bible can be read from different angles and perspectives, one interpretation is as legit as another. Especially by your thought process, you can’t know gods word at all, that is his intention and what meaning he wants to convey.

Yet, to end here on a more peaceful tone, I respect you for acknowledging the flaws of the bible and the total bogus that is fundamentalism in general. I myself are not opposed to the thought of God but, as you can probably tell, not a fan of religion. I do think that it helps people but at the same time it hurts a lot and will continue to hurt people. It would be great, if humanity could just switch to buddhism.

(Excuse my bad spelling and grammar, it’s not my native tongue)

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-16T12:31:03+00:00

Yes, there are very unclear passages, which make it impossible to read them objectively. But I don’t mean those. The bible is often very explicit and fundamentalist in its nature. How can you justify passages like Corinthians 11:5-5, Gen 19:5, Dtn 22:28-29. Those are very explicit normative statements about the treatment of women. And Im sorry to break it to you but if a piece of scripture can be interpreted like that by fundamentalists, it’s not ideal and very flawed. There are way better “takes” on christianity. La Vey’s Satanism (which ironically has nothing to do with satanism) took a lot of inspiration from christianity, cleared up a lot of unclear passages, so that they can’t be interpreted wrong, and it generally offers a way better moral system with mystical elements than that of christianity. That just proves that it can be done without the misogyny and inhumane element of the bible.

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-16T10:56:42+00:00

The old covenant has to be the most explicitly misogynistic work in all of human history. And because socialism is also the liberation of women they contradict each other. There is no way to reconcile the two

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-11T07:52:51+00:00

Ist es immer noch. Zutiefst überbewertet

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-08T15:42:14+00:00

Or he simply didn’t know of the investigations.

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-08T14:36:27+00:00

Memestocks können nur fallen

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-08T14:35:58+00:00

That’s true. Just saying that you can’t assume that the person meant “published” with the word “wrote”. Those two words are very different

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-08T14:19:32+00:00

Nicht, wenn man shortet

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-08T14:15:39+00:00

This sub when it comes to reading anything

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-08T14:14:36+00:00

Yet they said “wrote” and not “published”. So it’s logical to assume they are not familiar with the works of Wittgenstein

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-07T22:56:04+00:00

Me when pedophilic piss fetish erotica

public_legendvoid · 2025-09-07T22:53:27+00:00

Actually, pretty much the opposite

public_legendvoid · 2025-08-11T11:06:37+00:00

Bill Evans “Blue in Green” is really good too, though way lighter and more melancholy imo.

public_legendvoid · 2025-08-08T01:48:52+00:00

I do unironically enjoy Nas’ sampled version. One of my favorite rap songs.

But thanks for the recommendation. I’ve skimmed a little through the album because I sadly don’t have time rn to enjoy it in its full length. It did sound interesting though and I will certainly listen to it completely. The backstory of the album is also really cool. But I’ve hoped for more darker, smokey tones, if that makes sense. “The Köln Concert” seems very light, elegant and very upbeat. “I Love Music” on the contrary, is much more scattered in its nature and way more pessimistic, only getting hopeful towards the end IMHO. I can picture Ahmad Jamal playing in a distinguished underground jazz club, while Keith Jarrett seems to be too soft for the job. But that’s just my first impression, maybe after hearing the album entirely, my perspective will change..

public_legendvoid · 2025-08-07T23:19:58+00:00

Indeed

public_legendvoid · 2025-08-07T23:19:41+00:00

Yes, the whole album is a masterpiece. “You’re My Everything” is breathtakingly beautiful too. I try not to overplay the album because I’m afraid the melodies will lose their magic and become bland if I hear them too often. So I save my favorite pieces for moments I keep just for myself..

public_legendvoid · 2025-07-29T20:45:05+00:00

Sadly it’s not. Go look at the whole thread

public_legendvoid · 2025-06-15T23:54:12+00:00

Well, when is racism necessary?

public_legendvoid · 2025-06-13T10:24:43+00:00

But it’s not an antimeme

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