The Party controls production and workers control the party. In capitalist countries, markets control the parties. In socialist countries, the Party controls the markets.

Politics are in command.

You aren’t interested in the real world. You’re only interested in the perfect socialism that exists in your imagination and no where else.

China commanded the economy to shut down to implement the zero COVID policies, it likely saved the lives of millions of workers. That’s not something any other continental capitalist country could even attempt, because in capitalist countries the market is in command. There were a few islands (or semi-islands like South Korea) which could boast similar successes, but they were clear outliers that benefited from not having land borders. The rest of us live at the whim of the market and we were all marched to our deaths.

That convinced me that actually existing socialism actually exists. It’s not perfect, with many capitalist compromises and internal flaws, but politics are in command.

When I point out that you have to pick a side, you vacillate. You insist that there aren’t any sides worth choosing so you can avoid dirtying your hands in the real world. You just retreat into the perfect socialism that does not exist and will only ever exist in your head. You have removed yourself from the struggle entirely. You might as well not even exist.

It’s the only socialism that actually exists, hence, actually existing socialism.

So, choose. Do you want capitalism, or the only existing alternative? In Venezuela you can support Maduro, or you can support Trump’s regime change. Those are the only options that exist. Pick one.

The goalpost is “actually existing socialism actually exists”

That’s it. The fact that it exists under siege simply means that our goal should be to lift the boot off their necks, instead of wasting time criticizing them. Are they imperfect, flawed, with tragic excesses and rightist deviations? Yes. That’s beyond the scope of anything we can possibly do. Our project, if you actually believe in anything other than capitalism, is to use our privileged position within the core to fight for the defeat of the empire: lift the blockades, end the espionage, stop regime change.

Right now it’s Venezuela on the chopping block. You will help them far more by fighting the US than by criticizing Maduro.

You’re judging them while they have the boot heel of Western imperialism on their necks.

Actually existing socialism actually exists: imperfect, flawed, with tragic excesses and rightist deviations. But it exists.

And I’m interested in the real world, not creating an ideal world in my head that can’t actually become reality.

The next time you see two women running out the Gap
With arms full of clothes still strapped to the rack
Once they jump in the car, hit the gas and scat
If you have to say something, just stand and clap

Make every kWh above the average power draw have a higher cost and it increases further with every additional kWh.

Your employer already governs your livelihood through your paycheck.

That’s why employers should be elected, not just be rich people that can afford to hire workers.

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Mice are using us to make themselves immortal. 😱

Not printing money is also bad for existing money. Deflation is a very bad thing.

It’s supply and demand, and supply creates its own demand. That’s why the US economy grew so fast and became the reserve currency after it got off of the gold standard, it no longer had to be constrained by the limitations of gold and could just print whatever it needed. As long as there is demand, the supply can grow. When the supply grows, demand grows with it.

You can’t just print infinite money, but it’s a lot looser than you seem to think. There’s plenty of money left.

They just hate their citizens and want them to suffer.