So what actually is "socialism"

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mater-three wrote: Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:18 am
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mater-three wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:59 pm


When I write papers, I do so for my honors English class in college. I don't have time to argue with a bunch of strangers about stupid shit...obviously.
lol. You know what? Your reaction to a simple comment is way overplayed. Continue with your exaggerated, defensive comments. It’s amusing.
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The problem with sourcing wikipedia is any jackass can go into any article and edit the thing to say whatever they want it to say.
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Was there something about the actual content of her post you wanted to dispute?
MysticDreamer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:20 pm The problem with sourcing wikipedia is any jackass can go into any article and edit the thing to say whatever they want it to say.
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TheQueenOfEverything wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:08 pm Was there something about the actual content of her post you wanted to dispute?
MysticDreamer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:20 pm The problem with sourcing wikipedia is any jackass can go into any article and edit the thing to say whatever they want it to say.
Nope. I dont take a wikipedia source serious enough to devote a great deal of time thinking about.
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MysticDreamer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:20 pm The problem with sourcing wikipedia is any jackass can go into any article and edit the thing to say whatever they want it to say.
Editing a page is easy.

Making an edit to say something incorrect (or even insufficiently sourced) AND have that edit not get reverted within 48 hours is harder than you might realise, on topics where other editors have a clue (and they have clue-full editors on a very very wide range of subjects).


But, like I said, wikipedia wasn't the source of what I wrote - just a convenient place to refer people onto for further information. And I checked the specific pages I linked to, to make sure they were ok, so if you are worried just look at the frozen archived versions of those pages from the date I posted my second reply.


If you enjoy reading books, try "Robert Owen’s Experiment at New Lanark" by Ophélie Siméon or "Robert Owen: Social Visionary" by Ian Donnachie.

If you like academic papers, there's a ton out there, starting with : https://doi.org/10.1016/0191-6599(92)90247-A

If you're ok with encyclopedias, just not wikipedia, try Britannica:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/socialism#ref990110
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yeah, okay, sure. that’s why. i believe you.
MysticDreamer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:41 pm
TheQueenOfEverything wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:08 pm Was there something about the actual content of her post you wanted to dispute?
MysticDreamer wrote: Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:20 pm The problem with sourcing wikipedia is any jackass can go into any article and edit the thing to say whatever they want it to say.
Nope. I dont take a wikipedia source serious enough to devote a great deal of time thinking about.
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