To those who say "capitalism doesn't force people to do anything. They have free will", if someone put a gun to the head of someone, would that not be a use of force? And how would you feel if the gunman said "I'm not forcing you to do anything. You have the freewill not to give me your money." But if you don't then you'll die, just like the worker will die if they don't do what the capitalist says.
Well, gosh darn. The good ol' U S of A, rich nation with #capitalist health services, has worse health outcomes EVEN FOR RICH FOLKS not only than other rich nations with socialised health care, but also than much poorer #socialist nations. I wonder what the problem could possibly be?
I don't think I have ever lived, nor seen any true #democracy existing, for my entire life(almost 50 yrs) - anywhere in the world. I've seen many people fight for democracy - despite never truly having opportunities to live it.
I'm interested in building different types of mutual beneficial #communities, not controlled by #capitalist driven government. I'm interested in bringing back more fair, #CitizensLed, #bartering systems. I loathe colonial monetary systems because they fuel #injustices.
Property and Contract in #Economics: The Case for Economic Democracy by David Ellerman
This book makes 2 arguments.
The employment contract is the core of the #capitalism rather than private property
The employment contract is invalid because it violates #WorkersRights to #democracy in the firm. All firms should be structured as worker #coops for economic justice
Don't get me wrong: It's good if individuals do "their part" in tackling the climate crisis, by changing their habits and lifestyles, but blaming them, when its clearly the #capitalist system's fault is just wrong.
Be #vegan, consume sustainably, ride your #bike, don't fly.
There are many good reasons to do so, e.g.:
👉 it's the right thing to do
👉 it's healthy
👉 you're a role-model for others
👉 if many people do this, it slightly changes how companies act.
👉 it fosters your awareness for the issues
But also be aware that its a droplet on a hot stone. Non-wealthy individuals won't fix the climate with their daily choices. We have to demand action by the big players.
And I don't mean blame China!
All of us need to demand radical climate action by our governments.
Hanlon's razor is the proposition that one should "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence." It's actually a Napoleon quote.
To which I'll add, LeftistLawyer's first #capitalist corollary --
"Never ascribe to incompetence, that which is adequately explained by #greed."
Which, if you think about it, is really just a euphemism for malice. You have to be ok with the oblique suffering of others to be a good capitalist.
So please stop scratching your heads in confusion about why so many things are so fucked up. We celebrate immiserating the poor and lionizing malicious greed in the capitalist world. Hanlon was the greatest elite enabler of all time.
The Global Trade in Passports Is the Latest Boom Industry Catering to the Superrich
If you can afford to pay, there are a growing number of states willing to sell their citizenship and the privileges it brings. “golden passports” exposes the dark side of #capitalist globalization and its unequal valuation of human lives.
At least twenty-two countries in 2022 had a legal basis for naturalizing individuals who invest or donate a specified amount into the country
If #guns are involved, count me out. No #revolution will bring a better life if it includes violence.
I don't trust and will not work alongside or voluntarily share my resources with gun owners.
I know with their guns they can make me give them stuff.
That's why i want nothing to do with them. Given enough time, anyone with a gun will kill someone as a response to fear or anger. #CapitalismKills for profit and anyone wielding a gun is a #capitalist tool.
PSA: Imagination is not just for kids. The idea that adults shouldn't day dream, play, and just generally using their imagination is, imo, a tool of #Capitalist socialization and #Oppression to stunt the growth of #Revolutionary movements.
We shouldn't call them "Billionnaries" like they won a lottery and we're all envious. We should call them Capitalist Extremists like the world killing terrorists they are.
"A ... feature of ... #capitalist societies is the tendency of the market to take over the production ... of goods that were previously produced, maintained, and distributed by nonmarket means. Yet, there is a wide range of disagreement regarding the proper extent of the market in providing ... goods."
#Argentina’s president-elect wants public companies in private hands, with media first to go
By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER
November 20, 2023
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — "Argentina’s right-wing president-elect gave the first indications Monday of how he plans to start shaking up South America’s second-largest economy: with a slew of privatizations.
"Populist #JavierMilei, a libertarian economist and self-described 'anarcho-#capitalist,' won a presidential runoff election on Sunday with 55.7% of the vote. He said Monday that he would move quickly to privatize the country’s state-owned #media outlets and look to do the same with other public companies.
"'Everything that can be in the hands of the private sector will be in the hands of the private sector,' Milei told Bueno Aires station Radio Mitre.
"Experts immediately questioned how far Milei would get in fulfilling that vision without the support of Argentina’s National Congress, where his party holds a relatively small share of seats. However, some analysts said his resounding election victory could give him leverage."
Workers unite! Form unions to gain collective strength against bosses. Recognize that harm to one worker reflects the systemic exploitation affecting all workers. We have a world to win!
I just love it when #Activitypub is a walled garden. Who thought it was a good idea to only give the formatted HTML of each person's post? They contain internal links to the original instance, so they make a lot of sense if you want to lock someone in to the original instance, and draw others to it like flies to honey. There's no way to get the original text, and so I'm going to have to parse and undo things like <p><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/test" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag"><a class="mention hashtag" href="https://fedicy.us.to?t=<" rel="tag">#<</a>;span>test</span></a></p> if I don't want my instance linking to some other instance just for a hashtag.
This problem goes deep, in fact. HTML hyperlinks were always intended to be a #capitalist money trap. Ted Nelson's original Xanadu concept in the 60's would have you making a micropayment for every link you clicked, putting in an inherent incentive to trap you into clicking a given site's links, and make them moolah. The whole idea of a #URL is a location that someone owns, controls, and can charge #money for. A URI is the resource indicator for things other than that, but URLs were always about market control, by design.
from #quietquitting to the #greatresignation... and now 'going it less' (featured in a Guardian report on people looking for easier jobs).
For decades a minority rejected the central #capitalist narrative of working hard for a better life, but this suspicion that #capitalism is not a system with our benefit at its heart is becoming ever more evident.
Unless capitalists can reinvigorate the reward for work narrative & make it true, there may be trouble ahead!
To Defeat #Fascism, We Must Recognize It’s a Failed Response to #Capitalist Crisis
Few would disagree in light of recent events that the #Trump regime, its most diehard #extreme-right, #white#supremacist supporters, and elements of the #Republican Party are bidding for a #fascist putsch. Whether this putsch remains insurgent or is beaten back will depend on how events unfold in the Nov 3 election and its aftermath, and especially on the ability of left and progressive
Don't just wallow in your misery over being the victim of exploitation by your boss and the #capitalist system. Wallowing won't solve your problems. Join your workplaces #union, and if your workplace doesn't have a union, then create one, because that's the only way you can win back your life from #capitalism and break the chains of #wageslavery.
Just thought I'd call out this right-wing account I just came across that claims to be against the "cancer of Wokeism", whatever that's supposed to mean. It's concerning to see right-wing accounts targeting movements for social justice that advocate for marginalized groups and challenge systemic inequalities. These attacks reflect a broader attempt to silence dissent and maintain the status quo of #capitalist exploitation. If you want to block this account and domain I wouldn't blame you.
#Capitalism is exploitation. There's no way you can have a #capitalist system that doesn't exploit workers. Even if you try to make it more tolerable through policies and legislation, the inherent nature #workers having to work for those who exclusively own the means of production in order to survive will always be exploitative.
Waking up to over a thousand new followers on #TikTok because I posted a silly video on why #capitalist simps are idiots. Seems like I tapped into the big #communist community I never knew existed!