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Er, I still can't understand how everything happens in the world must be caused by Capitalism. So that 10 millions deaths per decade would be 0 if we all abandon Capitalism?
Yes, because capitalism is the means by which these inequalities exist where some people have unfathomable billions and some people can’t even get access to food.
A socialist planet would realize we could make further strides for the mutual benefit of everyone if we weren’t wasting the intellectual potential of millions depriving them of basic human needs and act accordingly.
So inequalities don't exist in socialist countries like China or India?
Whenever you hear about those "the world is getting better and better every day, nearly a billion people have come out of poverty in the last X years" statistics, just know, all of those people were pulled out of poverty in China, by their (kinda) socialist government.
Few people if any come out of poverty in capitalist countries and countries imperialized from the West (rather, as many people fall into poverty as get out of poverty).
Socialism is pulling people out of poverty, feeding them, housing them, give them healthcare, etc. Capitalist nations keep the global south poor in order to exploit cheap labor.
It's about trends and direction. The USSR back in it's growth days pulled 300 million people out of poverty. This is a core feature of communism, to feed, house, and heal, every single person.