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[–] Gabu@lemmy.world -5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Not sure what the point of linking a Wikipedia page for a basic fact everyone learns in 3rd grade is.

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Socialism is at some point on the scale of private property is collectively managed, therefore advancing towards a classless society. A society with slaves, by definition, cannot be socialist.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 7 months ago

Or, in other words, between that and literally everything else about Rome, only a real clown of a person would say something like "Rome was more socialist than any modern society"

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

Socialism is at some point on the scale of private property is collectively managed

Which did happen for pretty much every society pre-capitalism... which includes Rome.