Just to be clear, Sungula, i have basic objections to two distinct things:
#1 slavery
*classic* slavery and *modern wage work* are not remotely the same. Imho it is a serious mistake of equivocation which does no favour at all to the workers and their case. That being said, i agree that in some places, under certain conditions workers have to endure slave-like environments, and this needs to be adressed.
#2 Capitalism
I have similar objections here. You cant flat out say that capitalism is bad and necessarily involves *slavery* (as you are using the term, see #1). We have lots of economies based on capitalism, with decent and effective regulations. The brush you are painting with is way to broad imho.
From what i have read and understood you may identify as a very left, maybe communist. If so let me add that i think much of Marx´ analysis of late 19th century economy was correct, but i strongly disagree with lots of his conclusions, particularly because i think he ignored human nature, or overestimated its ability to be changed.
Also, imho, we never had any communist state (to compare anything to), because every single one who tried failed in one way or the other without even getting past some stages of socialism at best.
#1 slavery
*classic* slavery and *modern wage work* are not remotely the same. Imho it is a serious mistake of equivocation which does no favour at all to the workers and their case. That being said, i agree that in some places, under certain conditions workers have to endure slave-like environments, and this needs to be adressed.
#2 Capitalism
I have similar objections here. You cant flat out say that capitalism is bad and necessarily involves *slavery* (as you are using the term, see #1). We have lots of economies based on capitalism, with decent and effective regulations. The brush you are painting with is way to broad imho.
From what i have read and understood you may identify as a very left, maybe communist. If so let me add that i think much of Marx´ analysis of late 19th century economy was correct, but i strongly disagree with lots of his conclusions, particularly because i think he ignored human nature, or overestimated its ability to be changed.
Also, imho, we never had any communist state (to compare anything to), because every single one who tried failed in one way or the other without even getting past some stages of socialism at best.
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