Hi! I am a stranger on this instance, I have read a lot of warnings about the "tankie triad", but wanted to see for myself and keep an open mind.
I watched this video, and it made me want to take a deep dive into socialism/communism, with
as much objectivity as I can.
https://youtu.be/BeRjTtKFlVM
I understand how capitalism works, and I have doubts that it is a sustainable system for society long term, but social democracy has been a good way of keeping capitalism in-check in Norway. So even if capitalism is not ideal, it is in theory possible to tax the rich more and keep the whole thing going in the future. I also understand the exploitation and the extraction of surplus value, rent seeking etc.
Other capitalist countries such as the US is currently struggling with basic human needs. And that is "the shining beacon of capitalism".
In Norway it has for a long time been common to use the US as an example of what not to do.
What I am interested in learning is how society would operate and function under socialism / communism. More about the differences. Preferably from less dry sources than The Capital from Marx. Where can I learn more? Preferably a bit entertaining.
It is important to me that it is historically accurate and factually correct.
Look forward to your replies ๐
Based on your criteria, I highly recommend the podcast series "Blowback". They tackle (some of) the USA's imperial wars from a socialist perspective. Each episode has the sources listed in the show notes.
I think you should know that here on Lemmy there are at least 3 political factions having an ongoing debate:
The latter two factions have been excluded from corporate social media and so are especially strong here.
The Liberals are more accustomed to their debates with the Right/Reactionary faction but they are all but absent here. (They are in the so called "free speech" (hate speech) corner of the fediverse and are defederated from the conversation)
Each faction has their own ideas about what socialism is and what it could be
Seconding Blowback, it's incredible.
I'll third it. Still on season 2 but I've already learned an incredible amount
Yep! Season 2 is my favorite so far as its the most hopeful, the rest is just heartbreaking.
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lemmy.dbzer0.comFixed, thanks!