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nekusartoday at 12:51 PM1 replyview on HN

This shit is exactly the problem with capitalism and capitalists.

I've seen as long as I've been alive, "Communism killed hundreds of millions!!!" breathless claims.

When Capitalism kills, oh wait, it never does! Its always "bad individual choices", and never a review of the terrible for-profit system that caused it to begin with.

> Making poor medical choices that prioritize your own well-being over the financial solvency of those you care for, those around you, is a shitty thing to do.

And there it is. The system is highly predatory as intentioned. But the system is just part of capitalism, so its OK. But 'YOUR CHOICES' are the one that's bad, aka blame redirection.

And guess what? More and more people are seeing behind this facade that capitalism is good. Socialism is better. We're tired of being extracted, used up, and thrown away. Its why I'm also part of DSA. I'm done with this individual blame for systemic shit.


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refurbtoday at 2:15 PM

Even the Soviets had a label for people who are a drain on society. You can’t run a country pretending everyone makes good choices.

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