@Background Pony #4596
But.. What is socialist in the countries you have listed? (If we mean socialism in the classical sense, and not all sorts of cadavers in the spirit of Brezhnev or Dengist capitalism with a red flag)

@lonewolf  
Oh wait, it’s Comrade Glimmer’s voice actor writing it, LOL XD.

@lonewolf  
At the bottom right one, I see, but what’s the reason for that??? A reference similar to this??

Kelly wrote that quote on the 2 trucks I had her autograph at the 2020 HarmonyCon (with “trucks” instead of “ponies”:
 

@Background Pony #EF8B  
This is a coronavirus we’re talking about, not FEV or IMP ;)

@Background Pony #4596  
Perhaps the COVID might be the step of our evolution, who knows…

@Background Pony #DBF9  
“even if they are cappie countries” My point exactly, they’re capitalist countries. Everything outside of a free market is just fluff. Taxpayer funded college versus privately funded college or any other welfare programs do not determine if a country is socialist or capitalist.
 
NKorea is an example of why socialism fails, once the government holds all the power it never turns it back over to the people. Same thing with China and Venezuela, they’re “pre-socialist” countries because the government always fails to turn the power onto the people.
 
And, hey, don’t get me wrong I’d love if socialism worked as advertised. The problem is all it takes is one bad person like Xi, Kim, or Maduro to screw it up for everyone. Socialism doesn’t always fail because it’s a bad system, it fails because we as humans are not far enough removed from the animals to make it work. Maybe once we decide to take the next evolutionary step or get off this godforsaken planet then things will change, but until then capitalism is how it’s gotta be.

@Background Pony #4596  
Bruh, even if they are cappie countries, they have community senses.
 
If by what you mean, extreme form of socialism always fails, take NKorea for instance.

@Background Pony #EF8B  
No, but socialism always fails.
 
Capitalism has nothing to do with how the USA handled COVID, that’s just the USA. The top three countries that have handled COVID the best (Taiwan, New Zealand, and Iceland) are all Capitalist countries.

@Background Pony #4596  
Nothing in this world is perfect, socialism is useful at times, especially during lockdowns.  
Capitalism fails at times, look at how USA handled lockdowns, or even the homeless.

@Background Pony #DBF9  
Capitalism doesn’t always fail

@Background Pony #4596  
Capitalism isn’t always better, :P.

I’ll take “Why Socialism Always Fails” for 500, Jerry