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#349 – Bhaskar Sunkara: The Case for Socialism
Lex Fridman Podcast
What's the Difference Between Socialism and Communism?
I hate the no true Scotsman sort of response to this, which is, oh, that socialism is bad. So it wasn't really socialism. And my socialism is good. But I think that socialism and communism share a common ancestor; they both emerged out of the turmoil and development of late 19th century capitalism. These movements took root across the capitalist world, but including in Russia and in conditions of illegality. They all had the same common ancestor.
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