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Harm Reduction Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 7 months ago by ToastedPlanet to c/196

There are no ethical choices under first-past-the-post voting. We must instead make a decision that reduces the most harm.

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

So you want Democratic Socialism, not Social Democracy, got it. You even say you disagree with Social Democrats.

I believe you are confusing the goals of a system with the structure. Once you transition to Socialism, you are no longer a Social Democracy.

[-] ToastedPlanet 1 points 7 months ago

Not all people of any given ideology agree. I am going to focus on a distinction between democratic socialism and social democracy I believe is important, this is not the only distinction. Democratic socialism is democracy agnostic. They are fine with socialism being achieved with a democracy or with a revolution. I want democracy and socialism. And I want to achieve socialism through a political revolution. Unlike democratic socialists, this a non-negotiable point for me as a social democrat. In the event, we lose our democracy, I'm not going to obstruct somebody's revolution. Pickers can't be choosers. But as long as we have a democracy I am going to leverage that power to achieve a social democracy. Political revolution is the way I want to achieve socialism. And if I did have to hypothetically achieve socialism as part of a violent revolution, a social democracy is the kind of system I would like to create.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

You're a reformist Democratic Socialist, who wishes to create Democratic Socialism.

Social Democracy is first and foremost Capitalism with Social Safety Nets. The underlying principle of Social Democracy is that Capitalism is unjust if left alone, but can be weilded in the interests of all. You clearly disagree with this notion, so why identify with it?

[-] ToastedPlanet 1 points 7 months ago

You do not speak for me. I am social democrat. We need the market economy of capitalism. We just don't need share holders or private business owners.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago
[-] ToastedPlanet 1 points 7 months ago

Social democracy. Trying to tell me what I believe with an arbitrary system of rigid definitions is both ineffective and easily refuted argument.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

I'm aware of what you believe, I am also aware of what the systems that describe your beliefs are referred to by everyone else.

I am not telling you what you believe, but what the label is.

[-] ToastedPlanet 1 points 7 months ago

I recommend a descriptive approach to definitions as opposed to a prescriptive approach. I think that would resolve a lot of the discourse we are having. I have explained what I mean in my argument. Your argument centers on this false idea that definitions can limit what a person thinks and believes. But definitions are only as useful as they help us communicate.

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