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Since the breakup of the Soviet bloc and Chinas turn toward free markets, many economists have pronounced an end of history, where capitalism reigns supreme as the ultimate form of economy. But ...
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pbmus
(12,422 posts)Everyone can put solidarity values into practiceto live in solidaritystarting in whatever ways we can. And that is the transformative power of solidarity economics, that it doesnt have to scale up only by building larger and larger organizations and systems. It can scale up by many people in many places pursuing economics of social justice. It will require taking back government to dismantle the systems that privilege capitalism and to redirect public resources toward solidarity economies. We can all begin by spreading the word, sharing our radical imagination of the world that we want to live in.
Irish_Dem
(47,343 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)price gouging and has created American Oligarchs that attempt to control everything with their wealth.
Kablooie
(18,641 posts)And needs many government controls to keep it in line.
If the greedy rich take charge of government the system topples from too much wealth in too few pockets.
Im not against capitalism but it does feel like the stabilizing factors are being eliminated.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)Im not against capitalism but it does feel like the stabilizing factors are being eliminated.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)Locrian
(4,522 posts)It's based on continuous growth, and hording of capital.
Can be amazingly efficient at some things - but when it hits boundary limits (natural resources, overcrowding, concentration of wealth) it becomes a cancer that kills its host.
brooklynite
(94,719 posts)...because if "the 99%" was actually 99% of the electorate, you'd be able to change the Government and economic system. Meanwhile, socialism continues to be an economic system that no countries' voters seem to want.
Progressive dog
(6,918 posts)but Americans keep rejecting the alternatives.