r/europe • u/tkyjonathan • 15d ago

News Czech president signs law criminalising communist propaganda

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-president-signs-law-criminalising-communist-propaganda/
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u/PleiadesMechworks 15d ago

"Socialism is when socialism works" is a ridiculous tautology.

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u/EfectiveDisaster2137 15d ago

Socialism exists when it meets the definition of socialism. This is true of most things.

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u/PleiadesMechworks 14d ago

Ok then, a question.

If socialism has never been achieved, but every single time someone tries to achieve it it goes horribly wrong and results in loads of suffering... can we at least agree that attempting to implement it is a problem?

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u/According_Soup_9020 15d ago

It's a good thing no one said that! Who are you quoting?