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CMV: Socialism's checkered history makes it to risky to support

I really love Bernie as a canidate and I think he has a great head on his shoulders. I think he has some fantastic ideas but I am really lost with his stance on socialism. I hear a lot about "democratic socialism" but im not really sure what that is? Again I am open ears to some good logical arguments because I am sure they are out there but please no "capitalism bad" silly arguments like that.

Here are my current arguments against socialism:

\- It killed millions in Mao's China before they switched towards a more capitalistic nation and emphasized the free market which has allowed them to become a global superpower as well SIGNIFICANTLY increase the income of average chinese citizens.

\- India, China, etc. have seen massive economic boosts and dropping poverty rates

\- Venezuela is currently in a state of economic ruin and people fleeing to escape the nations economic crisis

\- People would risk there life to escape west germany to go to the more economically prosperous east germany

\- Every single major first world country is based around the free market

\- A green society is impossible without first progressing through an industrial stage (kuznets curve)

\- It destroyed the USSR which went through terrible economic conditions before its collapse and now embraces capitalism and is prosperous.

\- It causes confusion in the markets since government can control the price which leads to bubbles and pricing issues

Thanks so much :)
gpt
Every economic system has a checkered history. Sudan, Libya, Zimbabwe are some capitalist examples. I've read articles suggesting that larger economic situations (natural resources, political lines, geography, ect) have more to do with the economic success of a nation than it's economic policy.