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minus-squareacargitzlinkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoA liberal fights a monopoly by competition, so that no single capitalist gains more profits over the other capitalists. A socialist fights a monopoly by socializing it and making it a utility that works to meet the needs of the population, eliminating the profit motive.
minus-square@angrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoLack of alternatives is always bad, the needs of the population are rarely homogeneous.
minus-square@finitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month agoAnd the true enemy endorses monopoly, so I’m happy to call liberals my friends.
minus-squareacargitzlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoSure, no problem with that, but they’re not “working class heroes”, which is what I reacted to in the first place.
A liberal fights a monopoly by competition, so that no single capitalist gains more profits over the other capitalists.
A socialist fights a monopoly by socializing it and making it a utility that works to meet the needs of the population, eliminating the profit motive.
Lack of alternatives is always bad, the needs of the population are rarely homogeneous.
And the true enemy endorses monopoly, so I’m happy to call liberals my friends.
Sure, no problem with that, but they’re not “working class heroes”, which is what I reacted to in the first place.