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ok so basically it was when i started caring about other people. like one day i was vibing n the next im questioning why billionaires exist and why some ppl cant afford insulin. or housing. or food. or an education. or clothes. and then i realized capitalism blames everything on us or on minorities js so we dont question it. like trying to blame us for climate change and making us sip from paper straws that disintegrate in ur mouth xd
turns out if u have basic empathy and two brain cells to rub together u eventually realize capitalism kinda sucks?? like, deeply?? anyway now i blame most things on the system say words like “alienation” n get called dramatic for pointing out how everything’s exploitative.
dats it. thanks for readin
"Everyone's a communist until u tell them they are." --radwa
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Jonathan
Okay let's break this down
> "caring about other people" is not synonymous with communism
> The only reason those things you mentioned are expensive is because of the government
allowing monopolies to happen. Capitalism isn't the problem, the government is
> Capitalism doesn't blame anything on minorities, in fact, heavily planned economies such as Nazi Germany and the USSR used scapegoats to avoid people blaming the government
> Climate change is caused by government intervention. The fossil fuel industry is the most supported industry in the world. Also pollution isn't just a factor of capitalism. In fact, Capitalism encourages efficiency and a long term goal. For example, it would be in the interest of a logging company to replant trees for them to reuse in the future
> By claiming that leftism is "having basic empathy", you open the doors for extremism as you start to encourage the idea of "everyone I don't like is fascist"
> Blaming most things on the system and capitalism removes your own personal responsibility
I'd like to finish this off by saying that most faults people have with capitalism is directly or indirectly caused by the government intervening in the market and helping to create monopolies
ok jonathan
the idea that “capitalism isn’t the problem, the government is” only works if u pretend governments arent shaped by the interests of capital lol. like who do u think funds the politicians? who writes half the policies? big corps are the government in most “free market” states. this isnt market interference, its just capitalism doing what it does which is consolidate power and protect it
also wild take that capitalism doesnt scapegoat...have u seen a single political ad? or read a headline blaming poor people, immigrants, or workers for inflation???
regarding pollution if capitalism “encouraged long term efficiency" we wouldnt be in a climate death spiral rn. youre describing fantasy capitalism. the real one's out here burning the planet for quarterly profits and lobbying against replanting anything
also i didnt say leftism = empathy... i said basic empathy led me to critique a system built on exploitation. if that feels extreme to you then maaaaybe that says more about how normalized the cruelty is
read the manifesto tho
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theyre "public" the way a yacht club is public. try buying a share of power lmk how that goes !!
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Your entire paragraph just proved my point. The only reason capitalism is influencing politics is because our government is big enough to be manipulated. Also it's not a "free market" if the government interferes.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Capitalism doesn't scapegoat. It encourages individual responsibility. You're looking at a political system which does scapegoat.
I could say the same thing regarding what you said about pollution as what I already said in the first paragraph. We're in a "climate death spiral" because of government lobbying keeping fossil fuel industries open. Look at the UK and how easily the industry is collapsing because the funding that was used to maintain it has been removed.
and yes I would agree. Basic Empathy does lead people to critique a system built on exploitation but that system is where the government takes 30-50% of your pay and gives it all to Israel.
P.S I have read both the manifesto and Das Kapital and they're both outdated and (even for the time) utopian.
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capitalism influencing politics isn’t just because “government is big.” its bc capital has the means and incentive to shape policy in its favor. lobbying, campaign funding, corporate lawwriting... thats not a government mistake, its capitalism doing what it does which is protecting capital.
u keep saying “capitalism doesn’t scapegoat” but who do u think benefits when the blame gets pinned on poor people, immigrants or workers? the economic logic of capitalism often depends on dividing labor, devaluing certain groups and blaming systemic issues on individuals or marginalized communities. the narratives we hear (that poverty is a personal failure, that immigrants are “stealing jobs”, that unions are greedy,...) are absolutely not neutral.
same with climate. fossil fuel giants didnt need government help to hide science or block renewables, they did that to protect profit.
and no, taxes arent the root of exploitation.... public goods ≠ private accumulation. me helping fund healthcare isnt the same as a landlord charging me half my wage to exist.
and if marx feels “utopian” to u maybe its because he wanted a world that wasnt built on hoarding and harm. worth sitting with that...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_market_economy
in case you are interested
thanks for the link!! ive read up on the social market model n i get the appeal, especially compared to raw neoliberalism. but imo putting a glittery sticker on capitalism doesnt really solve the structural issues (inequality, exploitation, etc), it just delays the fallout a bit
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delaying the fallout removes atleast the pressure so people can come up with something better in the meantime
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I think what you mean is that capitalism should follow certain rules and regulations...
There are enough countries where everyone can afford insulin...
And they have a social capitalism system... capitalism but with some laws that every has the basic needs.
i get what youre saying!! and yea, in theory, a capitalism with rules sounds better than capitalism with none. but like the problem isnt js lack of regulation, its that capitalism constantly undermines those regulations over time. because profit motive > human need. eeevery single time
and sure some countries can currently afford insulin for everyone but thats usually despite capitalism, not because of it. and even those systems are under pressure from privatization, austerity, and lobbying. its like the house is leaking and youre saying “well what if we just put a towel under it forever?”
so no i dont want a "kinder capitalism." i want smth that actually centers people for once, not markets
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i get what you mean...
just want to point out that people undermine regulations... not systems...
under communism/socialism you end up with very similiar problem...
the problem is general human behaviour...
also if you speak to people who lived under comunism/sozialism... almost nobody wants to go back to that...
saying that... you heart is at the right place maybe you will find a way
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the price of insulin has shot up because of regulation. Only certain companies are allowed to make insulin because of "safety" which allows them to bring up prices. Without regulation another company could sell insulin at a cheaper price and take over the market
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