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RE: Soft secession?
September 1, 2025 at 4:15 pm
(September 1, 2025 at 1:53 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (September 1, 2025 at 11:20 am)Deesse23 Wrote: Role of capitalism:
We may witness the unfolding of historical proof that capitalist economies, based on a minimum of regulation, on a maximum of "freedom" (and thus influence by the rich and powerful) actually have less of a halftime (= less stable) than pluralist nations with a social security, because in the long run, people of the latter are more likely to identify with their country and oppose to what has happened in the US before it can happen. The future will tell.
*even if you include the successor states!
Related to this is the problem of income disparity. We may say that the instability of a society or nation is in direct proportion to the concentration of wealth.
‘Socialists want free stuff!’ is one of the great lies of capitalism. What we actually want is for the fruits of our labour to be equitably distributed among society as a whole, as opposed to allowing a handful of multi-billionaires to control half the planet’s resources.
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RE: Soft secession?
September 1, 2025 at 4:54 pm
(September 1, 2025 at 1:53 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (September 1, 2025 at 11:20 am)Deesse23 Wrote: Role of capitalism:
We may witness the unfolding of historical proof that capitalist economies, based on a minimum of regulation, on a maximum of "freedom" (and thus influence by the rich and powerful) actually have less of a halftime (= less stable) than pluralist nations with a social security, because in the long run, people of the latter are more likely to identify with their country and oppose to what has happened in the US before it can happen. The future will tell.
*even if you include the successor states!
Related to this is the problem of income disparity. We may say that the instability of a society or nation is in direct proportion to the concentration of wealth.
Yes, and the american flavour (excessive individualism plus lack of public service and social security) accelerated the generation of disparity. I would not be surprised if demographic data can confirm this.
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RE: Soft secession?
September 1, 2025 at 11:16 pm
There were at least 200k more people doing public service before the mad king reassumed the throne.
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