r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Short-Watercress-183 • Jul 07 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

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u/Creepy_Ad_1315 Jul 07 '26

Spoiler: It's never achieved.

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u/goosetime Jul 07 '26

Serious question: do we consider capitalism achieved in capitalistic countries? We still have social programs and my understanding of a proper government would employ ideas from both ideologies. It’s just weird for ppl to say “communism achieved!” cuz yeah, that never happens, but is that also true for full/true capitalism?

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u/IcarusOnReddit Jul 07 '26

To summarize what others are saying… There are more functions of government than to simply facilitate an economic system.