Comments by "Michael Mappin" (@michaelmappin1830) on "Debunked: "Socialism Has Never Worked"" video.

Why is authoritarianism right wing? Well, you have to look at the Advent and evolution of the political Spectrum. It dates back to the time of the French Revolution. In the French Parliament, those who sat on the left we're against hierarchies. Those who sat on the right we're in favour of hierarchies. Capitalism is the ultimate form of hierarchy. Under capitalism most of the capital is owned and controlled by the richest members of society. Just like in the Monopoly board game. Therefore, they get most of the wealth produced by labour. Capitalism is undemocratic, hierarchical and dictatorial. When you work as an employee at a company, you're basically working in a dictatorship. Your boss could even tell you when and how long you can go to the washroom. Anything your labour produces belongs to your boss, not to you. So not only I do not own the product of your own labour, you don't get all of the money that your labour produces. So basically you're nothing more than human livestock, just another form of capital. And that is why capitalism and authoritarianism is on the right side of the political Spectrum.
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What traditional socialism doesn't have anything to do with the government. The core concept of socialism, which is mentioned in the video by the way, is about workers owning and controlling their own labour. Now that could either be done indirectly through government, or directly through social ownership. For example, you and your friends and family members get together and open a cooperative. That way you get to keep all the money that your labour produces. Otherwise, if you have to work at a capitals company, someone else is going to take most of the money even though you're doing all the work. And whatever you produce, will belong to your employer and not to you. So no, socialism is not evil. That's just propaganda. It depends on how the government is structured. You can have a socialist government which is more democratic and less authoritarian and what you see under capitalism.
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He's talking about people not knowing much about political Theory which doesn't actually understand what socialism is and says that he still prefers capitalism over socialism. When workers own their own companies in factories, then they get to be their own boss. Obviously they're going to have more freedom. Obviously if workers own their own companies and factories are going to have more equality because they have equal voting power. That's a hell of a lot better than working under a dictatorship when the boss gets to the side when you have to get up in the morning, how long you have to work, when and how long you can go to the washroom, what you have to wear, what time you can eat, some capitals companies even demand that their employees keep a smile on their face at all times. Why should the richest members of society get to choose how much workers get paid and what is produced, where things are produce, what is produced, Etc. The consequence of that is that most of the wealth goes to the richest members of society and most things are now made in China and workers can no longer afford a family on a single income. But of course he supports capitalism over socialism because I suspect he's a corporate shill. He makes a lot of money from capitalist advertising. And the consequence of that is that things are more expensive, workers don't get paid as much and people have to work longer in order to pay for such advertising. But he gets the profit from that so it's understandable that he's likes to play both sides of the fence. Too bad he doesn't have any integrity. Disgusting.
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