re: What is your definition of socialism? And why or why not is it an effective system?

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This is a dumb take considering there are numerous “socialist” countries in existence today that continue to lag behind the rest of the world and go through bouts of hyperinflation, no growth, and just, in general, lack of variety.

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And that's why I said "revolutionary socialism hardly exists anymore", which you conveniently left out. If you want to consider it "numerous", then fine, but just don't pretend that it's as common as it was in the first half of the 20th century, especially in Europe.