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DonFerrari said:
o_O.Q said:

the goal of socialism is to reduce inequality... which is the same thing as making people more equal...

In that way the socialism was a runaway success on URSS, Cuba, Venezuela and China... the only one inequality is between party elite versus the rest, but all the rest is the same, no inequality on how much they are poor.

well that's inevitable which is amusingly what most people who pander socialist and communist ideology don't get:

 

for there to be any system that reduces inequality there has to be people who design and implement that system, which ultimately leads to two classes: the rulers and the ruled

its why any attempt to put communism into place always fails to help the average person because the only practical way it can be done is with a large oppressive government suppressing everyone down to the same level

 

what any person with sense realises is that the best system would be one where everyone gets a fair shot at advancing as far as their potential allows while also helping those who have problems within reason

 

if you ask me communist ideology was developed by the elite as a way to trick stupid people into enriching the elite at the expense of everyone else