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kjchoi55 t1_j4dujax wrote

Reply to comment by Iron_Worker_ in shameless repost. by discodeathsquad

I'm not doing that. I'm saying the threat of homelessness will always exist. That doesn't mean we can't have resources in place to assist people in avoiding it which i absolutely think we should. You can lead a horse to water but you cant make it drink.

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nleachdev t1_j4dney5 wrote

Reply to comment by emg381t in shameless repost. by discodeathsquad

That doesn't negate that you are confusing the two.

Per true Marxism, Socialism is simply the step between a capitalist and communist society.

If I'm wrong than so is Marx and Engels.

Socialism is the means of production being seized by the people with the help of the state/authority. Then, with dissolution of the state, socialism turns into communism.

Communism is, essentially, the doing away with the concept of property in its entirety. Socialism is just how to get from step A to step C. To say socialism is "sharing" is simply wrong at worst and a gross oversimplification at best.

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Hand_Runes t1_j4dlw18 wrote

There's so many free places these people can get help. They choose to be homeless because the shelters won't let them do fucking heroin and meth, they aren't victims of capitalism. They're druggies who choose to live like this.

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