Quote from: franky1 on January 29, 2021, 01:08:04 AM

capitalism is where the mass underclass pay towards making the rich richer(imagine a pyramid)
socialism is where mass population pay towards making the poor less poor(imagine a web)
communism is where the mass population pay towards making political leaders rich(imagine a blackhole)

socialism doesnt take away asset ownership rights. it just doesnt use tax funds to then make the rich/powerful more rich powerful.

Yes, exactly.

Quote from: coins4commies on December 18, 2018, 10:07:37 AM

I looked up to all these people and had no idea they were socialists [...] Many of these people were assassinated and people loved them so much

Because capitalism (particularly in its laissez-faire variant) is all about entrenching existing power and wealth by exploiting the majority of the population, it tends not to spawn popular heroes (they have to be created artificially).
Socialism, on the other hand, because it's about mass-empowerment and giving everyone equal opportunities, does tend to create heroes.

In the US obviously Bernie Sanders is a hero on the left, because he represents the interests of the majority of people, and stands up for the oppressed and the disenfranchised.

Trump, the popular hero of the right, by contrast, doesn't have natural support. He has to create it by crafting a narrative - which he has done tremendously successfully. For the establishment to become popular amongst ordinary people, they have to pretend to represent common interests by inventing an other who wants to take it away. Cue demonisation of immigrants, foreign powers, etc. The pattern is repeated endlessly throughout history, and is still tremendously potent. Whilst I despise Trump, I have to admit he is a tremendously talented orator and storyteller.