I am fighting socialism because my father grew up in the FRG and my mother in the GDR, and because I was able to talk to my grandparents on both sides, who lived in the FRG and GDR respectively.
My relatives in the socialist GDR had to work more (more hours per week, less vacation days per year) and could afford less (though technically, affordability wasn’t the issue: they had the money, there was just nothing to buy).
My relatives in the west also had more freedom in where they traveled, which media they consumed, and which opinions they voiced.
Don’t get me wrong, I hate capitalism too. But change needs to come democratically. Otherwise things get worse, not better.
I keep having to look up acronyms on posts about american politics, it’s only fair if it also works like that the other way around 😉