Hey, if the workers want to buy the means of production, more power to them.
Using the naked force of the state to steal the means of production is what most people objected to.
It’s a nice idea.
And typically once they do it, they all go at each other’s throats and gut the business with lawsuits, stupid demands and general infighting. Weirton Steel comes to mind, but there’s a million other examples.
Agreed on both points.