return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoWhy do so many defend capitalism?message-squaremessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up194
arrow-up194message-squareWhy do so many defend capitalism?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square119linkfedilink
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe rich and powerful in socialist countries were born into it. I can’t argue with social mobility being harder than ever under capitalism now. But perception often lags reality which is why people defend the broken system
minus-squareazimir@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoExcept that’s not what the data shows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWhat exactly does the data show? The only socialist country on the list in China at #45 while the US is #27 (not great) If you are saying that the US should be more like Northern Europe then I agree
The rich and powerful in socialist countries were born into it.
I can’t argue with social mobility being harder than ever under capitalism now. But perception often lags reality which is why people defend the broken system
Except that’s not what the data shows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Social_Mobility_Index
What exactly does the data show? The only socialist country on the list in China at #45 while the US is #27 (not great)
If you are saying that the US should be more like Northern Europe then I agree