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ConquestOfPizzaTime t1_ja0a3a1 wrote

Reply to comment by Ijustlookedthatup in Help us take down slumlords! by MrArkAngel11

that's not at all true. I'm not gonna go into a rant about the USSR and why they were very marginally different from the US but suffice it to say capitalism actually stifles research in the name of profitability. It's a matter of risk v reward where research that has limited or no short term potential for profit and commercialization is neglected almost completely. It's a huge problem in academia. I'm also not advocating a change in government types. I'm an anarchist. I advocate for self-direction, free association, and an end to the state.

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Ijustlookedthatup t1_ja0c4cf wrote

Well after 15 years on an ambulance I learned that limiting government resources where they’re needed has fatal consequences. That there a position for a limited government at the local level that includes healthcare and housing as a supported necessity. I doubt anarchy will help solve more human tragedy than create it.

Academia may have a problems, but thousands of people locally have serious problems. it’s not theory, it’s on every corner.

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ConquestOfPizzaTime t1_ja0hh1a wrote

The limit on medical resources is also a factor but I mentioned academia specifically because it was an example in a book I just finished. Privatization is an enemy of medicine and only makes EMT work harder due to budget cutting and costs of care.

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Ijustlookedthatup t1_ja0r9av wrote

I was municipal 911 paramedic and still saw it, so I’m not sure where private came in. In some cases private companies provide the only 911 service due to lack of government resources so that’s what would happen in an anarchical system.

If someone can’t explain to me in simple terms a 9 y/o can understand how this system and it’s problems would be solved effectively, then it has no possibility of becoming reality without force or major natural disaster. People wouldn’t adopt it or understand it, so it has no probability of becoming a reality. So to solve these problem working within the system is necessary.

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ConquestOfPizzaTime t1_ja0sl82 wrote

It can't be explained in 9 year old terms because the world is far more complex than that. And no, privatization wouldn't happen with anarchy cos there's no private property or corporations to privatize anything

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Ijustlookedthatup t1_ja0tmnu wrote

If you cannot explain relatively simply how you would even approach a problem then you don’t understand it enough to truly have a discussion on it. Even more so have a passionate conversation about it. You have to have some idea on the steps required or else it’s all academic, meaning theoretical and not in reality.

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