https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/videos/watch/b40eb919-93ed-49d7-b48f-413d67a4df4a "Socialism Always Fails" is a claim I hear frequently. More often than not, when someone deploys this quip, it's meant to end any further conversation about socialism so they don't have to contend with some hard facts. Instead of asking "Does socialism fail?", we should ask "Does socialism fail due to a flaw in its design? Or due to imperialism? In this video, I address the failings of old communist states and explain why I believe them to be state capitalist, not socialist. I also highlight 3 socialist experiments that I deem successful. I started by sharing the story of Thomas Sankara who improved Burkina Faso, then moved to Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala, and ended with Salvador Allende of Chile. A common theme is that America, and more specifically the CIA, did not take kindly to socialists, even if they were democratically elected. I hope you learn some Latin American history from this video. Subscribe for weekly videos from a left-wing perspective! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 "Socialism Always Fails!" 0:15 Why Does Socialism "Fail"? 0:52 "That Wasn't Real Socialism" 1:29 "The USSR Was Great, Actually" 1:47 What Makes a Socialist State Successful? 2:24 Stop Blaming Socialism for Venezuela 3:05 Success #1: Thomas Sankara 4:52 Success #2: Jacobo Arbenz 6:28 Success #3: Salvador Allende 10:13 "Socialism Creates Weak States" 10:45 Failures of Capitalism For any inquiries or concerns: overzealotsmedia@gmail.com All images and videos are intended as Fair Use for educational purposes. Map graphics by vmaps.com All remaining Creative Commons attributions are found here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/343tep4s6byzn6udu4k3n/Socialism-Always-Fails-Attribution.pdf?rlkey=lziwijvuytl9c3d4hddhdgaun&st=7tckyrs0&dl=0 #socialism #capitalism #videoessay Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:24:38 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/lazy-static/avatars/ef51e553-df20-4280-a022-2b8adc4c57e3.jpg https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/videos/watch/b40eb919-93ed-49d7-b48f-413d67a4df4a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.mountain-adventure-spirit.xyz/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.