Here are several posters that “showed” Soviet people the difference between socialism and capitalism.
About 20 millions of American people don’t have enough money to buy more than 1 liter of milk per month and 6 kg of meat per year.
They have plenty of goods for rich people only, and we are going to give goods to all the people.
Who has the national income?
Exploiters have the majority of it in capitalistic countries.
Working people – in USSR.
In the countries of capitalism – the violation of working people rights
In the countries of socialism – the right to work
In the countries of capitalism – the path of the talent…
In the countries of socialism – the path to the talent!
May 1 celebrations
Have a look, all the Soviet country is singing and dancing…
Our red spring is the most beautiful one!
Tags: Capitalism · posters · propaganda · Socialism
Matthew Stout · April 25, 2011 at 9:30 pm
I believe that supporters of Socialism are incapable or are too lazy or apathetic to meet the demands that Capitalism has to offer. Socialism just gives most things to you. In capitalism you work for the things you have. Capitalism is a system of choice.
Surplus Labour · November 8, 2011 at 7:56 pm
I believe you may be the perfect target for the type of simplistic propoganda ilustrated on this page.
Try thinking before believing!
Michael · February 20, 2012 at 11:54 pm
I’m literally laughing at how easily intimidated reactionary morons can be. Post a few photos that criticise an infamously unjust regressive system, and you’ll see trolls come like robots preprogrammed with talking points on why capitalism is the system of the gods and socialism in any form is inherently evil.
Let alone ideological inferiority of capitalism, it makes for good comedy to see people try to make Orwellian assertions about how much “freedom” there is in a system organised by and for a small accumulative group of international oligarchs. As soon as all major institutions are under popular control and liberated from private and corporate tyrannies, THEN you can talk about “freedom” and “democracy”!
Jon · March 11, 2012 at 11:19 pm
These posters remain a valid commentary on capitalism and its rapacity, exploitation and illusory promises. If you are not part of the capitalist class, it is a bargain with the devil who promises wealth down the road but instead delivers economic destruction and caprice with no way out. It is a system propped up by the psychology of the lottery: there are most certainly winners and one is asked to believe that you will be one of them in exchange for your labor and (most importantly), time. What is not revealed is that the “reward” if at all forthcoming, is outrageously minuscule compared to the time and effort expended. In short, freedom to work in capitalist hell.
Frank · May 11, 2012 at 12:55 am
Ah, no longer soviet russia :) just some more scum that cleaned itself up. im proud it actually delt with its problems and resolved it by no longer being communist :) good job Russia, thumbs up for that
JS · May 12, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Michael and Jon, I agree 100% with your comments, you’ve summed it up extremely well.
It’s also quite telling to see that the commenters who have acute political knowledge on both capitalism and socialism are in favour of the latter, and are not jumping to stereotyping entire nations, whereas idiots like Frank come along, calling an entire nation scum because it didn’t have the same political system as his own. In all likelihood the only knowledge he has of socialism or communism has been picked up from his capitalist ideology school or his capitalist ideology mainstream media. Now what does that tell you?
Finally- Mathew Stout- in capitalism those who own the means of production benefit from the workers effort, the workers are the ones putting in the time and effort, the owners were just lucky enough to be born into a rich family. Every now and then a working class person may become rich, true, but this is just to keep up the illusion that anyone and everyone can be rich- it’s just not possible. Oh, and socialism is known as the workers party, people work for themselves and to benefit society, rather than make a profit for the ruling class.