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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm on the side of social cooperation but this "argument" is pretty damn flimsy.

Scenario 1: I donate to some go-fund-me to pay for some kids medical treatment Scenario 2: I say "we should all be forced to pay for public healthcare for all"

I personally am very much in favor of the latter, but being happy about #1 and against #2 is not some kind of crazy cognitive dissonance.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago

I think this is more directed to conservatives who claim people are inherently selfish and self-serving, which is why only capitalism works (because it starts from the assumption that people are inherently selfish and will always do what profits than the most) and communism / socialism / anarchism can't possibly work (because they require people to cooperate instead of exploiting each other for personal profit)

Besides, the idea that "we should all be forced to pay" for anything presumes a capitalist system where money is exchanged for goods and services. The point is to get rid of that.