If we want to talk about it, I’m a “proof is in the pudding” type of guy, and it has nothing to do with the subjective “justified” but what works.
Capitalists have been violently surpressing socialism for over 100 years at this point. The CIA has literally admitted to forcing regime changes when they adopt socialist policies via democratic elections, they’ll actually overthrow democratically elected socialists and install pro-U.S fascist dictators. Companies like Coca Cola hire death squads in south america to kill union organizers.
Capitalism works because of systemic violence. The examples I gave were of working socialist examples, they worked for years or even decades before violent interference from capitalists. Capitalists need the violence of the state to maintain order, so if you’re defending capitalism because it “works”, what you’re really doing is defending capitalism because it exists as a result of violent suppression of socialism.
Might doesn’t imply right, you shouldn’t defend a system just because one side is better at using violence than the other.
Capitalists have been violently surpressing socialism for over 100 years at this point. The CIA has literally admitted to forcing regime changes when they adopt socialist policies via democratic elections, they’ll actually overthrow democratically elected socialists and install pro-U.S fascist dictators. Companies like Coca Cola hire death squads in south america to kill union organizers.
Capitalism works because of systemic violence. The examples I gave were of working socialist examples, they worked for years or even decades before violent interference from capitalists. Capitalists need the violence of the state to maintain order, so if you’re defending capitalism because it “works”, what you’re really doing is defending capitalism because it exists as a result of violent suppression of socialism.
Might doesn’t imply right, you shouldn’t defend a system just because one side is better at using violence than the other.