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Why Socialism? is a good read (lemmy.ml)

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Why Socialism?

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

Most intellectuals are socialist

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think they say "No intellectual would be a socialist", instead they say intellectuals are bad and evil. It's a classic pattern among dictator cults of personality.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dictators love the poorly educated.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

No, they just need their votes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can recommend this piece from Hobo Johnson ("why socialism by Albert Einstein")

https://open.spotify.com/track/4LJ04AiwnuXqzufGnejnkx

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

And while you're there just check out the rest of his work, man's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And the name of that Albert Einstein...?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Carl Sagan.

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