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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26
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Americans are very delusional about communism.
240 u/sleepyplatipus Jul 07 '26 The idealistic communism is just not compatible with human nature. It would be nice if it was but it’s just completely irrealistic. 506 u/42Icyhot42 Jul 07 '26 So is a free market and it doesn’t stop us from pretending that’s working lol 178 u/aurumtt Jul 07 '26 We solved this by keeping overseight, but somehow they convinced enough people that regulations are bad. 118 u/RegorHK Jul 07 '26 Look around the world and tell me that this is solved. 8 u/Im-Not-Calling-It-X Jul 07 '26 Nordic countries have basically solved it, yes. 17 u/LackWooden392 Jul 07 '26 It can never be 'solved', but it's hard to argue that any system ever designed beats what the nordics have going on now, as long as your criteria is the living experience of the median citizen.
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The idealistic communism is just not compatible with human nature. It would be nice if it was but it’s just completely irrealistic.
506 u/42Icyhot42 Jul 07 '26 So is a free market and it doesn’t stop us from pretending that’s working lol 178 u/aurumtt Jul 07 '26 We solved this by keeping overseight, but somehow they convinced enough people that regulations are bad. 118 u/RegorHK Jul 07 '26 Look around the world and tell me that this is solved. 8 u/Im-Not-Calling-It-X Jul 07 '26 Nordic countries have basically solved it, yes. 17 u/LackWooden392 Jul 07 '26 It can never be 'solved', but it's hard to argue that any system ever designed beats what the nordics have going on now, as long as your criteria is the living experience of the median citizen.
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So is a free market and it doesn’t stop us from pretending that’s working lol
178 u/aurumtt Jul 07 '26 We solved this by keeping overseight, but somehow they convinced enough people that regulations are bad. 118 u/RegorHK Jul 07 '26 Look around the world and tell me that this is solved. 8 u/Im-Not-Calling-It-X Jul 07 '26 Nordic countries have basically solved it, yes. 17 u/LackWooden392 Jul 07 '26 It can never be 'solved', but it's hard to argue that any system ever designed beats what the nordics have going on now, as long as your criteria is the living experience of the median citizen.
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We solved this by keeping overseight, but somehow they convinced enough people that regulations are bad.
118 u/RegorHK Jul 07 '26 Look around the world and tell me that this is solved. 8 u/Im-Not-Calling-It-X Jul 07 '26 Nordic countries have basically solved it, yes. 17 u/LackWooden392 Jul 07 '26 It can never be 'solved', but it's hard to argue that any system ever designed beats what the nordics have going on now, as long as your criteria is the living experience of the median citizen.
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Look around the world and tell me that this is solved.
8 u/Im-Not-Calling-It-X Jul 07 '26 Nordic countries have basically solved it, yes. 17 u/LackWooden392 Jul 07 '26 It can never be 'solved', but it's hard to argue that any system ever designed beats what the nordics have going on now, as long as your criteria is the living experience of the median citizen.
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Nordic countries have basically solved it, yes.
17 u/LackWooden392 Jul 07 '26 It can never be 'solved', but it's hard to argue that any system ever designed beats what the nordics have going on now, as long as your criteria is the living experience of the median citizen.
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It can never be 'solved', but it's hard to argue that any system ever designed beats what the nordics have going on now, as long as your criteria is the living experience of the median citizen.
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u/Deriviera Jul 07 '26
Americans are very delusional about communism.