Anyone who thinks that getting rid of capitalism will get rid sexism and racism need to take a hard look at the horribly toxic cultures in the open source software communities.
It's not like the Linux foundation is some perfectly isolated socialist environment. It is made of people who live in a capitalist society. So naturally that is going to boil over. Throwing away capitalism will not solve everything, but it is an integral part of the solution.
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What is boiling over though? Misogyny isn't necessarily a product of capitalism. It's very useful for it, sure, but it's existed long before capitalism and it existed (and thrived) in Socialist bloc countries, too (I live in one). Not all hate is the direct result of capitalism
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The prevailing culture is going to boil over regardless of whether it's a product of capitalism. But I agree that not everything is. Plus the system in the socialist bloc isn't a good model for what we're trying to achieve these days even if we do learn some good lessons from it.
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