Best linux distro for a socialist?
Best linux distro for a socialist?
Yes I know that Cuba, the DPRK, and China have their own distros, but they're pretty specific to the language and networks of those countries. I use linux because it's free and open source but I use one of those distros that is privately owned and I'm thinking of upgrading to something that is truly communally owned but also has good compatibility with software, especially scientific software. Any good recs please?
Thanks!
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antix is the only one i know that says that it's proudly antifascist, so it should be represented here probably.
This is so interesting. What do they mean by anti-fascist? Socialist regimes tend to be on the authoritarian side hence my confusion in this context.
Socialist regimes tend to be on the authoritarian side hence my confusion in this context.
well i think they mean something like this
I don't know if you'll see my comment following the removal of yours, but I suggest you look further into the history of fascism, the conditions that lead to it, and that socialists have consistently been the driving force of anti-fascism throughout history. To connect the two together because they both use "authority" is to be political illiterate and apply horseshoe theory.
Regarding authority, your use of it doesn't mean anything. All states wield authority - in liberal democracies and under fascism authority is used to enforce the class interests of the bourgeoisie. Look at how those who do not participate in capitalism will quickly lose their access to shelter and food and end up incarcerated as homelessness itself has become criminalised. Or the use of the national guard and overmilitarised police against the George Floyd and pro-Palestine protests.
In socialist states authority is used in the class interest of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie, intially for the effective redistribution of resources and then to prevent reactionary and bourgeoisie influence on society and government. You can compare the approval rates that citizens of socialist states such as the PRC have of their government to those of liberal democracies such as the US, and then look at statistics such as home ownership and poverty alleviation to understand which system functions better as a democracy acting in the interests of it's population.