We played ‘Monopoly: Socialism’ but aren’t sure what we learned

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[@Somefox]

This feels like it falls into the "uh, this is what Capitalism actually is?"

[@thrivefancentral3374]

Why is everyone so hostile in the comments lmao

[@ihambone2046]

Because its a political statement that no one wants to accept because that means being wrong. Didnt you notice how in the video No one noticed what they ment by the game, its pretty f****** obviously what they're saying but, its nkt what they want to hear. So, in the comment section everyone is say what the game actually means and others are denying what the game is trying to say about socialism by.... get this.... saying what the game actually actually means

[@JIsDoingSomething]

@@ihambone2046 No we know what it is saying. Socialism is bad. Thats the fucking joke. And the fact that socialists dont find that funny apparently is worth a whole fucking video lol

[@Supernova-sz4oy]

Your all gay

[@JIsDoingSomething]

Wait... YOU LEARNED NOTHING FROM A PARODY GAME!? HOLY SHIT!

[@watchingvidsformyselfdudek1768]

The people in the comments: Debating stuff about socialism and capitalism Me: Eating a bag of popcorn

[@dualmo7185]

Why haven't they read the rules? The game is over and everyone loses if the community fund hits 0$

[@zerobits4763]

Seems way funnier than the original version

[@becauseitscurrentyear8397]

denial isnt just a river in Egypt

[@Internetguy_L337_90D]

good strategy to label this monopoly as satire, saving the creators asses from the masses xD

[@waffpng5673]

the amount of people in the comments seeing what maximum, pure, unregulated communism is and saying “grr this is what that evil bernie guy wants” is SCARILY high

[@relo999]

To be fair, he has been really vague on what his actual implementable idea's are and has a long history of praising actual communist countries, as a whole, until they eventually fail. On top of that he's even been called out be the prime minister of Denmark for peddling lies about Denmark and how it functions. All in all Bernie doesn't exactly have a good track record when it comes supporting countries that are successful, and the ones that don't fail call him out how wrong he is about them.

[@cdw2468]

Relo not really the countries on the whole in my experience, but the functions within those countries. he’s condemned the government of cuba for example while also praising their healthcare, for example

[@relo999]

@@cdw2468 www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/will-sanders-long-ago-praise-socialist-regimes-hurt-democrats-november-n1139811 Even recently he doesn't have a good track record. He generally backpedals the moment public opinion is rather made up. He went on cuba from "it's all great" in the 80's to "some of things aren't as great" currently. Still wont recognize the issues in Venezuela. And also praised Sandinistas and didn't want to recognize their issues. Add on top of all that he is, almost intentionally so, vague on his political plans and you have a recipe for disaster.

[@cdw2468]

Node Microsystems you’re thinking of capitalism

[@floydy8359]

Winning is for capitalists comrades

[@footballhighlights7417]

Shut up and fuck off

[@footballhighlights7417]

Dumb democratic communist

[@kingofdemons573]

@@footballhighlights7417 Democratic communist? Like democracy in a communist society or are you calling this person a Democrat and a communist. The latter makes literally no sense. Democrats are liberal and the liberal ideology is a free/opem market, not communism

[@footballhighlights7417]

@@kingofdemons573 do you not see what is going on in America right now?

[@Alexa-Raine]

Just ruined it with the bid of $590 randomly for no reason..

[@Alexa-Raine]

@Node Microsystems you're deluded. Don't you realize America would crumble without socialism? The world would too. Society is based on socialism. Social ism iety. Duh..

[@adriancamacho4766]

Does this mean we get to go to gulag? EPIC

[@OddBunsen]

Gulag is communism

[@calmgoodfire4662]

@@OddBunsen gulag is for everyone it’s very equal in pain

[@casuallydone468]

This was actually pretty funny as a satire until the end

[@sebastienholmes548]

What do you mean?

[@greaselsnatches848]

it's a parody game. you aren't supposed to "learn" anything.

[@MashZ]

@@Mechjeb661 You're supposed to learn how fragile socialism is. Thr government "managing" things can fk you over for their own personal gain

[@Ma-zj8lz]

@@MashZ this isn't real socialism. plus its a parody..

[@gnocchithegreatest]

​@@Ma-zj8lz It is not real socialism, it is a board game that simulates real socialism.

[@mateomartinez8641]

I bought the keep solely as keepsake. If everyone plays to win, the game would take hours to try and win. If not, the game is over in 20mins because the community fund is empty. So kinda a boring game

[@MrDballmoney]

I smell so much blue hair dye watching this

[@Sho-np2qz]

Blue hair dye movement the new socialist symbol, and dont forget about the bald shaved blondes

[@YZER19]

LMAAAOOOOO

[@nicenonya3]

I want to see the libertarian game!

[@nicenonya3]

It can't happen because nobody is willing to fund the game.

[@jjjx32]

monopoly?

[@socksock8538]

Thats just monopoly

[@roho8380]

Have you ever heard about Antimonopoly?

[@danielt.8573]

5:10 Yeah, big difference. (sarcasm)

[@KrunkMunkey]

it's pretty amazing the lack of interaction on a massive media corporation's video

[@jurgenrumsfeld8825]

Because Jeff Bezos owns WaPo and we now stay away from it like the plague unless we are coming specifically to downvote it/talk shit

[@happyalltheday2275]

Thr thing more to Communism than Socialism!

[@whoizrez]

Ironic that the Washington post’s satire department doesn’t “get” a parody game

[@zulaycamacaro1309]

Lol ,the best ilustration about what socialism means ..Think is the best way people can open the eyes...Very well done!!

[@GruppeSechs2004]

Spoiler alert: you learn nothing in a socialist state 🤔🧐

[@losiglowful]

Wrong. You learn complacency.

[@socksock8538]

Why dont you?

[@cdw2468]

lol so i guess Cuban and Chinese doctors being among the best in the world are nothing

[@GruppeSechs2004]

StalinWasBallin correct; they are nothing in a welfare state

[@cdw2468]

His Dudeness ? are they less of a doctor because they live somewhere else?

[@blu_subwoofer6714]

If you’re managing any projects you may self develop one project before you roll to self develop add a contribution chip and pay the bank to self development fee

[@bizentino]

Lol, Socialist dont find fun Socialism hahaha.

[@noahk]

This is communism

[@ryanmorrison3699]

@@noahk All socialism eventually become communism. Remember that next time you vote for a socialist.

[@matthewmorel3758]

@@ryanmorrison3699 imma vote for a socialist. I want free stuff

[@ryanmorrison3699]

@@matthewmorel3758 It’s not free though because you’ll be paying for both my “free stuff” and your “free stuff” when all your taxes spike.

[@lagrangepoint9386]

@@ryanmorrison3699 Promise? I'll vote harder if so.

[@iansagols5468]

Well, just like in real life socialism idea got mixed up

[@jessicas4092]

Tramel is too funny!

[@marcoasturias8520]

I think there's a rule that states that auctions can only be paid with personal money.

[@BallerDan53]

So oblivious, even when the flawed socialist structure is blatantly laid out for them. 3:21 "Is this fun? Not really." That's the closest they got to realizing the point of the game. 😂

[@YZER19]

It makes me sad to see how ignorant adults are. You could walk on water right in front of them and they would tell you: that's not how swimming works.

[@charleslatora5750]

I bought a copy and played a solitaire/two players. Loved it. Chance deck can be brutal. Tokens lost

[@jpsinger16]

To be fair, regular Monopoly isn't fun, either.

[@charleslatora5750]

@@jpsinger16 Monopoly Junior with my granddaughter is fun.

[@telemorphosis141]

This game has a very deep meesage that socialism = bad

[@gcgrabodan]

Look up tragedy of the commons to learn what you could have learned in the game

[@GeneralGorillaSonicOC]

Monopoly Socialism is one of the best troll tactics against socialist lovers ever. If you like socialism Venezuela is a socialist paradise.

[@jjjx32]

Venezuela isn't socialist, but ok

[@andrewgreen5574]

70% of the economy is privately owned.

[@bizentino]

@@jjjx32 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Sure pal.

[@vdevendetta9398]

LMAO "if u like Socialism go to Venezuela" That's like saying "If u like capitalism go to work in a factory in Bangladesh for 1$ a day"

[@josephida8390]

The much better version of the game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKKrc4uknZxqa6M

[@CR-ni4mx]

This is socialism/communism folks!

[@adamsfusion]

The best part about this game is how many boomers are using it as an example for "how socialism is a failure!" Nevermind we have studies and history and all sorts of aspects to draw off of, some old guy on the internet just proved everybody wrong with a board game nobody plays.

[@bling0rb007]

This is definitely not accurate of course. It's just a game. Everything gets more and more expensive so the money should have ran out way quicker then that.

[@RMBOYD81]

These career adult journalist were told to do some journalism on a simple children’s game. They didn’t understand the message. These people write your newspaper

[@subscribefornoreason7390]

The intelligent don't do media for a living unless they are trying to sway public opinion to take advantage.

[@1empyre1life]

This game does say for adults only, or something to that extent.

[@AnthonyGalli]

They didn't learn anything because they live in a bubble. If they took the time to actually understand socialism from a capitalist critique then they'd have a better understanding of the game even if they may still disagree with some of the conclusions or version of socialism that was portrayed.

[@hithere7080]

The “capitalist critique” of socialism is just a massive list of strawmans and lies.

[@ryanmorrison3699]

@@hithere7080 Nice job dismantling the arguments from the capitalist perspective… oh wait… you didn’t.

[@hithere7080]

@@ryanmorrison3699 theres no point, people like you, who wont actually listen to the other side wont read my massive essay tin the comments, if you want to know how absolutely bullshit the capitalist version of socialism is, look it up.

[@HL1_EP1]

@@hithere7080 Monopolies are created in socialism, while Capitalism discourages them.

[@aquariumnite]

@@HL1_EP1 Jeff Bezos would like to have a word with you, at your earliest convenience.

[@alfali2320]

What

[@NotSpecialDude]

I'd say this game is a pretty solid criticism of socialism. Its similar to how the base monopoly is a criticism of capitalism. Socialism, at its core, is collectivist ideal. With workers taking the means of production and dividing them among the collective whole. And this is represented by the community funds which are the collective funds of everyone playing. The ideal of Socialism is the collective working together for the betterment of the group and likewise, in order to keep the CF (community funds) at a safe amount, the players would have to work together. The problem is corruption. Socialist states has fallen numerous times due to the actions of individuals exploiting the system for their own benefit. This is shown with the win condition of the game. In order to win, the player must use all 10 of their contribution chips. Only one player can win. This is where the chaos in the game is. Players have to both work for the collective, and for their individual needs and these deliberately clash. Not only that, but if a player becomes a milestone (either through typical bad luck, or deliberate sabotage like the 590 bid) they could result in the game ending in a complete wipe and no one winning. Lastly, the reason the board is filled with things like cafes, restaurants, and other city living places is because of the concept of the "Champion Socialist." The idea that the most common person to espouse the ideal of socialism isn't the workers it was created for, but instead young, healthy, and upper middleclass liberals who do so not fully understanding the concept greatly. Akin to a person demanding to "eat the rich" while wearing 1000$ designer clothing. Is it a perfect critic of Socialism? Eh... not really, but its a decent attempt.

[@vdevendetta9398]

BASED

[@shockmonkeyradio7128]

I laughed when people were fighting over money in the "Free Parking", that's why i liked the video. But some people got pissed when they didn't understand that this is how socialism works...you just need to add a few million players...then it'll be perfect.....LMFAO

[@charleslatora5750]

The word jail throughout this game should be replaced by gulag.

[@TSDamiano]

Aoc should play this game AND Lose

[@victorgonzalez2927]

It portrays socialism exactly to a T!

[@YZER19]

You aren't sure what you learned waaahahahahahaaaaahahaaaaa That's gold on so many levels.

[@AnthonyGalli]

This video would have been so much better if the Washington Post had a free market capitalist on staff

[@zak7338]

based

[@superimposedtab]

Next: Ms Monopoly, another woke game that's going to end up being a Ms Take.

[@kurtolsen6175]

Some people never grow up and get rid of their youth politics. Like the ones behind this channel

[@notyourechochamber3137]

If they were bored playing the game, imagine working for free

[@INRamos13]

Imagine being a woman and trying to do comedy

[@ryanmorrison3699]

Lol Norm. I miss him.

[@filisberto5229]

It was an exaggerated version of the socialism reality

[@fatmansam1279]

If they didn’t like the game they could always try the real thing in Venezuela. They didn’t learn anything cuz it disagrees with their ideology.

[@nicenonya3]

But how would Trump be involved,and how would he be able to put sanctions on a fkn board game...

[@davidpaulsingh7999]

If u love capitalism so much go to Bangladesh and work for a dollar an hour 16 hours a day. The beauty of capatalism

[@soju69jinro]

guys... it's fine. socialism is bad, but at least... you're alive??? O.o;; im a capitalist. I believe if i work, i should get paid. Not give all my paycheck away to some homeless person that refuses to work.

[@davidpaulsingh7999]

Almost like most homeless dont wanna work but beacause ther cant, due to illness, injury or underqualified due to being born into poverty

[@davidpaulsingh7999]

And ur not giving ur wntire paycheck to a homeless person dumbass. At least learn a bit about this if ur gonna talk about it

[@lagrangepoint9386]

> im a capitalist You're not a capitalist. You do not own any means of production. Capitalists are the ones who own you with paychecks.