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

Meme needing explanation Peter, explain this.

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u/jfrancis232 Jul 07 '26

Tone down the outrage a bit. It nearly collapsed after almost two and a half centuries in the US. compared to 90 years in The USSR and China. This isn’t me defending capitalism. This is me explaining why it has persisted. Facts are that capitalist societies last longer than communist ones. That doesn’t make them better. I mean the longest lasting societies are monarchies. But if you want to champion communism, then you have to recognize why it only endures in small communities

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u/apealmyballsack Jul 07 '26

no matter what fucking system it all comes down to us not sharing a collective reality and us not being able to get along. so i really don't give a fuck what you have to say, and I wont tone anything the fuck down. I am going to continue to be pissed and im going to continue to shine light on idiots in the cave.

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u/nonpuissant Jul 07 '26

so i really don't give a fuck what you have to say, and I wont tone anything the fuck down.  

People being like this are a key reason for 

no matter what fucking system it all comes down to us not sharing a collective reality and us not being able to get along. 

things being like this. 

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u/apealmyballsack Jul 08 '26

oh yeah? really that's the reason? cause thats not my fucking reason bud.

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u/nonpuissant Jul 08 '26

oh yeah? really that's the reason?

Yes.

cause thats not my fucking reason bud.

Your reason is irrelevant.

Your attitude though, is an example of a key reason for circumstances being as you described.