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Socialism is the belief that the product of labor belongs to the people creating it- Workers.
And not to the capital owners who contribute nothing to production.
In that frame of view, the Capitalists steal surplus value from the workers - The difference between wages and the value of product. And as such, taking back the means of production & the spoils of the capitalist parasites isn't theft, it's reclaiming of one's rightful property.
@BloodForTheBloodGod
Capital can consist of saved earnings. It is OK to steal such capital?
cc: @MapleEngineer @samael
That's not what capital means. And frankly, the 0.0001% of the time when someone invests something they've actually earned, I don't care.
We reclaim the remaining 99.999998% of capital for the working class, and I think that's a solid place to start.