Socialism could work in the USA in fact it already has

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Winner

After 3 votes and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

Ramshutu

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Politics

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Publication date: 10.07.2019 06:39AM
Last updated date: 10.20.2019 07:00PM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 3
Time for argument: One day
Max argument characters: 1,000
Voting period: One week
Point system: Winner selection
Voting system: Open

Contender / Con

Ramshutu

1764

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94.19%

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Socialism worked here once in Milwaukee and could work again https://www.thenation.com/article/socialism-milwaukee-democrats-2020/

Round 1

billbatard

10.11.2019 12:34PM

Pro

Forfeited

Ramshutu

10.11.2019 05:04PM

Con

Socialism requires the social ownership of the means of production. While there have been times where governments in the US have spent money on social programs, at no point have they moved the ownership of the means of production into public hands - thus have never been socialist.

Social ownership of the means of production - and the implementation of socialism would not be successful not only due to the widespread anti-socialist propaganda employed by the right; the private ownership in the US would produce an untenable amount of push back on any attempt to implement socialism from the right, and thus would not work.

Round 2

billbatard

10.12.2019 05:04PM

Pro

Forfeited

Ramshutu

10.12.2019 05:52PM

Con

Extend

Round 3

billbatard

10.13.2019 05:52PM