Hi! I am a stranger on this instance, I have read a lot of warnings about the “tankie triad”, but wanted to see for myself and keep an open mind.

I watched this video, and it made me want to take a deep dive into socialism/communism, with as much objectivity as I can. https://youtu.be/BeRjTtKFlVM

I understand how capitalism works, and I have doubts that it is a sustainable system for society long term, but social democracy has been a good way of keeping capitalism in-check in Norway. So even if capitalism is not ideal, it is in theory possible to tax the rich more and keep the whole thing going in the future. I also understand the exploitation and the extraction of surplus value, rent seeking etc.

Other capitalist countries such as the US is currently struggling with basic human needs. And that is “the shining beacon of capitalism”.

In Norway it has for a long time been common to use the US as an example of what not to do.

What I am interested in learning is how society would operate and function under socialism / communism. More about the differences. Preferably from less dry sources than The Capital from Marx. Where can I learn more? Preferably a bit entertaining.

It is important to me that it is historically accurate and factually correct.

Look forward to your replies 😊

  • Mangoholic@lemmy.ml
    6·
    14 days ago

    For entertaining information, I can recommend a few YouTube channels that usually cover every question you might have.

    Second Thought - has well produced videos on past and current events with the socialist perspective that is in my opinion based.

    Overzealot - is pretty new and mostly covers the south American history with socialism very well.

    Hakim - while having very interesting historical facts, seems a bit extreme sometimes and you need a lot of prior knowledge to follow him.

    Gus - The german version of second thought, just less quality.

    Climate Town - while not promoting socialism, is great at showing the insanity of the current system, with good humor.

    And why is the norway model not great, because it still relies on 50% oil exports and like any capitalistic system can eventually deteriorate the social system, through lobbies and such, while at the same time still supporting exploitation of either the environment or people (also abroad).