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It's fascinating to me how the same people who like to do purity tests for China or Vietnam claiming they're not actually communist are also the ones who'll defend places like US or Canada saying yeah it's not perfect, but it's the ideal of the system that matters.

It's such an incredible example of cognitive dissonance. These people able to recognize that their own system doesn't live up to the ideal they have in their heads, but still treat it as a valid interpretation of the idea, but when it comes to a system they dislike then the same logic doesn't apply all of a sudden.

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[–] Farmer_Heck@lemmygrad.ml 41 points 1 year ago (7 children)

"China isn't real Socialism because they have billionaires and corporations"

"Nordic Socialism is a better form of Socialism than Marxism-Leninism, because it's democratic and happiness is high in those countries"

Meanwhile, China has democratic elections and scores high on citizen happiness, and the Nordic countries also have billionaires and corporations. China has a ML government, while the Nordic countries are capitalist. Make it make sense.

[–] QueerCommie@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nordic countries also have the highest anti-depressant use, so it’s questionable how good the society is at making them happy.

[–] esportairbud@kolektiva.social 5 points 1 year ago

@QueerCommie @Farmer_Heck

They also have very little sunlight in the winter months so seasonal depression is just going to be a thing there no matter what.

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