There’s clearly a lean to the left side of things in Lemmy instances, with many people attacking people at the right.

In some cases regarding the climate crisis, there’s people blaming it on capitalism while hinting that communism/socialism are the solution to the climate crisis, because somehow having the state controlling the entire economy will lead to stop CO2 emissions.

A bit from the article:

The best way to protect the environment is to get rich. That way, there is enough money not only to meet the needs of ordinary people, but also to pay for cleaner power plants and better water-treatment facilities. Since capitalism is the best way to create wealth, humanity should stick with it.

Not the first time I’ve heard about this concept, and the more i look into the world the more I agree with it. Being green is kind of a luxury that not many people can afford, and the poorer people are the less they can afford green technology.

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    1 year ago

    The US — poster child for capitalism, creator of regulatory capture for ultimate best capitalism — is a poor example of a capitalist country?

    Capitalism + regulation + welfare is the definition of socialism

    Capitalism with strong regulation is so good that the Soviet Union used it; China uses it

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      1 year ago

      Capitalism with strong regulation is so good that the Soviet Union used it; China uses it

      Capitalism with strong regulation… the best example would be the nordic countries you believe are socialist.

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        1 year ago

        Sure, I was using the examples I used to demonstrate that even revolutionary communism isn’t opposite to capitalism