But I just demonstrated how it hasn’t always been a failure. It has been very successful in Sovietized states in greatly reducing inequality, in Russia the five year plans were responsible for developing the country’s industrial forces into the 21st century, China has lifted 800 million out of poverty, Cuba has a lower child mortality rate than the U.S., a higher literacy rate, a higher life expectancy, Vietnam is considered an “economic miracle” by the World Economic Forum and has growth nearly outpacing China. The Zapatistas have practiced libertarian socialism for almost 30 years and are more successful than pro-government Mexican communities.
Americans do not “know better”, they’ve been subjected to propaganda and hegemony that convinces them that socialism is “evil”, “doomed” and should never be considered. And as a result, workers in this country suffer from uprooted democracy, extreme wealth disparity, and lots of debt.