Wow. You used “masturbation” way too many times.

And you’re right it’s about as pointless as your comment, considering why I left mine in the first place.

People on this platform don’t seem to know the difference between basic terms like capitalism, socialism, social democracy, and democratic socialism. They lump every good thing the government does under “socialism” and every bad thing under “capitalism.” Reality isn’t that black and white. It isn’t simply capitalism versus socialism.

Some of the most successful countries on Earth are social democracies with large welfare states and strong regulations that curb predatory business practices. They are not socialist economies. They are fundamentally capitalist economies, and that’s a distinction people constantly miss.

Unions, fair wages, wealth equality, universal healthcare, and social safety nets have nothing to do with socialism as an economic system. They are hallmarks of social democracy. Socialism and social democracy are two distinct ideologies with different definitions.

I’m not masturbating over words. I’m using those words according to their actual definitions.