• Kindness is Punk@lemmy.ca
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    14 天前

    Do you folks think that capitalism no matter its form will always eventually lead to neoliberal policy that will erode democracy?

    This is a genuine question, I’m still trying to figure out where I land on everything.

    • TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca
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      Yes. I’m sure there are many reasons why, but one I’ve been thinking about recently is the idea of ownership. When capital is the only idea of ownership, that’s a problem. Labour is just as, or more important, and people doing the work should have a say in things. We still need capital (ie. things) but just because you own a building doesn’t mean you should get to dictate everything that happens with a venture. Collective ownership of capital and labour seems a good system. I don’t necessarily mean that the government owns things, but rather groups of people owning the buildings, machines, etc. More of a cooperative structure. Just something to prevent a single person owning everything, dictating to the workers, and using the resulting capital + labour to buy and own even more things… Leading to what we are all living through now.

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      Capitalism isn’t sustainable long term. It’s amazing we’ve gotten this far, but if you look at the results on our environment and society, it’s not a great path we’re on.

      • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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        i’d like to see if this actually changes with other economic systems or whether it’s a generic flaw in the human condition