Anarchism is always Socialist in form, co-operatives are Socialist, while anarchism is more about societal structure at large.
Either way, the issue with co-operatives is that there aren’t systems in place to make them more common, nor will that ever be the case under Capitalism.
As for whether or not other systems have “always performed worse than Capitalism,” that’s just incorrect. You compared the USSR to the US, why? Would you compare Brazil to the US today? Both appear to be Capitalist. What’s interesting is if you compare metrics of the USSR vs the Tsars and vs the Russian Federation, you’ll find that quality of life was overwhelmingly tied to development, not economic system.
It seems reasonable to me to say that if a developed country was to become Socialist, it would perform better than a developed Capitalist country, as you remove issues like rent-seeking and worker exploitation. I think that’s a reasonable conclusion, and I’m not even talking about USSR style Marxism-Leninism, it could be Democratic Socialism, Syndicalism, Anarchism, or any other form of Socialism.
Anarchism is always Socialist in form, co-operatives are Socialist, while anarchism is more about societal structure at large.
Either way, the issue with co-operatives is that there aren’t systems in place to make them more common, nor will that ever be the case under Capitalism.
As for whether or not other systems have “always performed worse than Capitalism,” that’s just incorrect. You compared the USSR to the US, why? Would you compare Brazil to the US today? Both appear to be Capitalist. What’s interesting is if you compare metrics of the USSR vs the Tsars and vs the Russian Federation, you’ll find that quality of life was overwhelmingly tied to development, not economic system.
It seems reasonable to me to say that if a developed country was to become Socialist, it would perform better than a developed Capitalist country, as you remove issues like rent-seeking and worker exploitation. I think that’s a reasonable conclusion, and I’m not even talking about USSR style Marxism-Leninism, it could be Democratic Socialism, Syndicalism, Anarchism, or any other form of Socialism.