Muaddib

If they converted to leftism, they could blame their economic troubles on Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos. Clearly it's not just looking for someone to blame.

Well, in theory is pretty different from in practice

Figure it out yourself.

I disagree. I know I'll never be a rich capitalist. But if we're all rich communists, then I'll be rich.

You should use Hexbear. There aren't any communists there. Just posers who think communism means supporting dictatorships.

I submit the price of eggs as evidence that if it were about self interest, there'd be a communist revolution tomorrow.

I have no interest in entertaining your false dichotomy.

I didn't choose this username for no reason

The first one is true.

In democracy, the people rule society

In capitalism, the rich rule the economy

The economy always rules society

In a capitalist democracy, society serves two masters. Both opposites. It's inherently unstable because it's self contradicting.

Those are so similar to each other in comparison with capitalism that at this stage, we mostly use the same words to describe both.

You have power! You are responsible! You need to use that power. You need to make active choices in the world.

That's the plot of an episode of Lower Decks