r/dankmemes Oct 26 '23

Big PP OC "no, no, that failed country doesn't count!"

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u/aaron_adams this flair is Oct 26 '23

It would work in a perfect world. The problem is that greed is a factor. The principle is sound. People are not.

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u/YurxDoug Oct 26 '23

I could see it working in small communities or villages with less than 200 people.

In a country? Not a single chance.

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u/aaron_adams this flair is Oct 26 '23

Again, greed is the main factor of why it won't. Every time communism has been tried there was one theme that was present when it failed: a few power hungry greedy elitists that didn't give a fuck what happened to the people under them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '23

Portugal has the highest score on the worldwide happiness index and they have the smallest economy in the world. Theirs was merely a half-hearted ATTEMPT, yet, look upon the rewards they reap, lowest crime rates outside of Japan, why? They're forced to say they are happy in this survey? Is that the response?