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Why do so many defend capitalism?
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Total state ownership isn't oppression for most people, though, assuming it's a worker-run state. It's also a necessary step towards building a fully classless society.
Also, it's really funny how people think that private ownership by a small percentage of the population is somehow better than state ownership. It's peak temporarily embarrassed billionaire mentality.
People confuse private with independence and state with dominance because they don't see the state as a product and tool of class struggle.
Precisely, Anna Louise Strong puts best it in This Soviet World:
Yep, almost done reading this book too!
it's so good, I just love how full of optimism it is
Yep! My biggest problem with it is that the language surrounding national minorities is... Dated... But beyond that, it's an excellent look at the Soviet Union!