Western culture won't work like that. Germany is about as far as we go, and that's still capitalism.

Doesn't =/= Wouldn't

Tell that to the 19th century Haitian slaves I'm sure they'd love to hear your opinion on their revolutionary action

This has never been reduced to practice. Completely theoretical. You need to find people where they are, not where they should be.

This has never been reduced to practice. Completely theoretical. You need to find people where they are, not where they should be

Because the bourgeoisie impede any attempt. And you're wrong as GDR is proof it did work.

Nazi Germany is capitalism's response to Communism.

I know several former East Germans. None of them was happy. They all agree that things are better now. You don't have a good example.

To the extent that the bourgeoisie are able to vote, buy political ads, hire private police, use private schools which reinforce their preferences, etc this will never fly. Again you need to find a third way that is popular. My solution is regulation, but I would happily jump on a bandwagon that has people on it. GDR is not that bandwagon.

"You don't have a good example because I know a handful of people (who children or not born when the USSR dissolved)

I know several former East Germans. None of them was happy.

How old are they?

50s now, so went to college during reunification.

Very glib. My point remains though - if this stuff were popular, it would be used more. So why don't we have it in the US? How do you propose to get around that?

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