• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    4 months ago

    What, progressives are in favour of state owned utils or aren’t? Explain yourself properly.

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      4 months ago

      What makes a progressive different from a anarchist, communist, or a dem soc who have defined values and beliefs?

      State ownership of utilities for one.

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        4 months ago

        Yes and what about it?

        Socialists would be in favour of state ownership of resources.

        Anarchists and communists wouldn’t be in favour of a state.

        What do progressives value about state ownership of utils, are they for it, against it?

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          4 months ago

          What do progressives value about state ownership of utils, are they for it, against it?

          If you can’t answer such a simple question yourself, I’m not sure there’s any point continuing this discussion. Have a great day.

      • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        Communists believe in state ownership of utilities as well as many other things atleast until the state withers away

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        4 months ago

        This isn’t about clever sementics, it’s about them not being able to define what something is.

        Progressive isn’t an ideology, you can’t lump it in with leftist ideals because it doesn’t stand for anything.

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            4 months ago

            Progress to fucking what? Progress looks very different depending on which direction you want to progress in.

            Likewise the opposite of conserve is not a fair go, that’s semantic bullshittery on your behalf. It’s change and change is neither good nor bad, much the same as conserving is neither good nor bad.

            Various forms of socialism, communism, anarchism, and other leftist beliefs generally have a set of defining traits. What sets “progressive” as different from say georgism?