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She really needs to slow her roll... ADX Mar 2019 #1
Problem is she craves the attention..... Historic NY Mar 2019 #31
With all due respect, that is a dumb argument LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #53
Reps love to quote Adam Smith's "invisible hand" but Smith wrote capitalism requires a tiered tax. TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #169
If capitalism depends on infinite growth on a finite planet, it's not sustainable. Garrett78 Mar 2019 #2
There is that. calimary Mar 2019 #3
"If capitalism depends on infinite growth on a finite planet...." workinclasszero Mar 2019 #6
That is the whole basis of Marx's Capital. Miguel M Mar 2019 #17
if only she said "capitalism IN ITS PRESENT FORM is irredeemable" allgood33 Mar 2019 #21
+1. Plus the environmental and social externalities are borne by society rather than the businesses. JudyM Mar 2019 #199
No it does not everything has boundaries uponit7771 Mar 2019 #100
She's young Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #163
She immediately followed up her statement on capitalism with riverine Mar 2019 #4
Governments using tax dollars to provide water and power to people is not a bad thing. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #23
Yes. Greed and Power by any Name is still what it is. MarcA Mar 2019 #33
Bazinga! George II Mar 2019 #29
She's young, engaged and wants to make a much-needed difference. Give her a break; she clarified Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #89
What am I missing? dpibel Mar 2019 #112
No. She complained about capitalism then immediately talked about riverine Mar 2019 #120
Oh, that is terribly droll dpibel Mar 2019 #126
Your belief is incorrect FBaggins Mar 2019 #158
"Can be" covers a multitude of sins dpibel Mar 2019 #183
She's not an anarchist. Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #166
How do one stop the GREED which feeds capitalim?? riversedge Mar 2019 #5
How do you protect the needs of minorities under a system where pnwmom Mar 2019 #9
Tax it. But don't stop it. riverine Mar 2019 #13
Umm.... Regulations and laws. Adrahil Mar 2019 #174
I agree with her gopiscrap Mar 2019 #7
+1 n/t FreeState Mar 2019 #39
So do I. lilactime Mar 2019 #52
So what's the successful alternative? Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #98
Me too. Joe941 Mar 2019 #171
And then what? Adrahil Mar 2019 #176
Area Dem Socialist is against Capitalism wellst0nev0ter Mar 2019 #8
The apologists kept arguing that Democratic socialism is REALLY Nordic country capitalism, pnwmom Mar 2019 #11
I don't think the apologists have any idea what democratic socialism really is. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #28
There's a reason Nordic style "socialism" helped break the world economy Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #44
Pretttttty sure this is why people voted for her... WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #10
Pretty sure it isn't. Up till now I have heard her and Bernie, over and over, pnwmom Mar 2019 #12
No it isn't. George II Mar 2019 #18
11% Horizens Mar 2019 #184
What kind of Capitalism or Socialism? safeinOhio Mar 2019 #14
That's the problem -- she didn't say we needed to reform capitalism, with stronger regulations. pnwmom Mar 2019 #15
My guess is, she is talking about Radical Free Market Capitalism. safeinOhio Mar 2019 #16
When did she mention "radical free market capitalism"? George II Mar 2019 #19
She didn't, just like the Right doesn't mention safeinOhio Mar 2019 #27
Nuances aside, the political reality if 'socialism' is a major problem for many dems in elections. empedocles Mar 2019 #61
That's not what she said. That's what you want to hope she meant. I was, too, pnwmom Mar 2019 #47
"But now she has flat out said that capitalism is irredeemable. No ifs, ands, or buts." melman Mar 2019 #83
Well...it does have the human race on the brink of extinction. roamer65 Mar 2019 #20
It also has a stranglehold on the way that more than one branch of our government operates. irresistable Mar 2019 #32
weird definition Lurker Deluxe Mar 2019 #97
Wait, what? X_Digger Mar 2019 #105
There's that climate thing dpibel Mar 2019 #115
Species on the brink of extinction are declining. We're not. X_Digger Mar 2019 #119
Would you prefer the planet is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable if we don't change our ways? femmedem Mar 2019 #131
"if we don't change our ways" contradicts the 'on the brink of', no? n/t X_Digger Mar 2019 #150
I don't see us changing our ways dramatically or quickly enough. femmedem Mar 2019 #154
I think we can take 5 deg C to the bank. roamer65 Mar 2019 #202
5c is terrifying. femmedem Mar 2019 #205
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Mar 2019 #22
The DSA wants to overthrow capitalism, so I guess it's in line. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #24
ir·re·deem·a·ble George II Mar 2019 #25
I give her a pass lunatica Mar 2019 #26
No more passes from me elfin Mar 2019 #35
Too bad you can't allow for mistakes from the young. lunatica Mar 2019 #40
Time will tell. Hope she learns quickly to beware inflammatory speech. elfin Mar 2019 #51
That's exactly my point. lunatica Mar 2019 #60
That's what they said about tRump. Butterflylady Mar 2019 #84
So you come up with the one example that doesn't lunatica Mar 2019 #91
"If she's as smart as we think she'll learn from them." OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #134
We are the people who think before reacting. lunatica Mar 2019 #136
That non-answer seems pretty reactionary. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #142
LOL! lunatica Mar 2019 #151
No more so than me failing to maintain a sense of humor... OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #152
Well good for you! lunatica Mar 2019 #153
I'd like to think it's her wording, not her attitude Duppers Mar 2019 #48
absolutely. and the media will help him win a 2nd term and ... SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2019 #80
She's still on a learning curve ismnotwasm Mar 2019 #30
Yes, she's still young. moondust Mar 2019 #41
It's really pretty patronizing melman Mar 2019 #45
Oh yeah. moondust Mar 2019 #56
Naive melman Mar 2019 #57
Ask the Danes moondust Mar 2019 #59
Ask them what? melman Mar 2019 #64
Ask them moondust Mar 2019 #66
What? melman Mar 2019 #72
Definitions definitely are terms of convenience to some ismnotwasm Mar 2019 #164
This message was self-deleted by its author Cetacea Mar 2019 #50
I agree with her CousinIT Mar 2019 #34
Quite simple G_j Mar 2019 #36
We don't have a good definition of capitalism, either marylandblue Mar 2019 #37
Well said. Duppers Mar 2019 #49
She doesn't speak for the Democratic Party. She for herself and those that subscribe to those views still_one Mar 2019 #38
Poor choice of words PatSeg Mar 2019 #42
Yes, she really needs to be more bland, and focus-group her thoughts before voicing them. Demit Mar 2019 #77
No, of course not PatSeg Mar 2019 #162
I think being in a new job b/c a lot of people voted you into it is substantively different Demit Mar 2019 #172
We'll see PatSeg Mar 2019 #177
I agree with her on this in general, but her messaging is faulty... VOX Mar 2019 #43
Wow that sounds super scary melman Mar 2019 #46
Why? n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #138
It actually doesn't melman Mar 2019 #140
Sorry, sarcasm is hard to convey through text, also, a lot of people... Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #143
we are the Ferengui TalenaGor Mar 2019 #54
Wow, good one! DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #79
As far as I'm concerned, it is irredeemable. gtar100 Mar 2019 #55
Capitalism distorts Democracy, abuses workers and redistributes scarce resources... Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #58
She's a gift to the Republicans. That keeps on giving. 9 dem4decades Mar 2019 #62
1 million %. malachi Mar 2019 #82
So you agree that our current economic system needs to continue as is? Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #168
So you agree it's best to tell Rhee American people we should now ho the system? dem4decades Mar 2019 #186
About whom are you speaking? Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #198
.... ehrnst Mar 2019 #191
I don't believe any Democracy can survive under a capitalistic system, it is always a struggle yaesu Mar 2019 #63
It seems to be surviving quite nicely in Norway and Sweden, both countries pnwmom Mar 2019 #67
That's probably true. Kurt V. Mar 2019 #65
Norway and Sweden are capitalist countries with strong safety nets. Are they irredeemable, too? pnwmom Mar 2019 #68
Norway and Sweden are looked at here as teh dreaded socialists! nt DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #69
That's how some socialists want to promote them. But they have private property pnwmom Mar 2019 #75
Private property isn't the same as who owns the means of production. Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #104
Sweden and Norway have embraced free market capitalism hack89 Mar 2019 #125
Define "Free Market" Capitalism please... Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #135
This sub-thread is about Sweden and Norway hack89 Mar 2019 #160
Ah yes, one of the main symptoms of Capitalism, the need for a large underclass of exploited labor.. Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #188
As the knowledge economy grows and the industrial economy changes due to automation hack89 Mar 2019 #194
Eventually yes. Predatory capitalist can't be held back much longer. and those countries are already Kurt V. Mar 2019 #73
We've already seen the end result of the socialist experiment, and it wasn't pretty. n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #76
agree and disagree. china is still around for instance. I'm no socialist without redefining the Kurt V. Mar 2019 #85
She's not calling for a hybrid model. She just said capitalism was "irredeemable." n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #107
i don't have the answer. but i pretty much agree with her and you don't. fine. i can see by your Kurt V. Mar 2019 #113
She actually is calling for a hybrid model if you read more of what she said. femmedem Mar 2019 #129
I will look for your post. But if true, I hope she learns to be more careful pnwmom Mar 2019 #132
Here you go: femmedem Mar 2019 #133
Thank you. Yes, the full context makes it very different. But I hope she learns pnwmom Mar 2019 #141
You know what they say about a lie traveling halfway across the world femmedem Mar 2019 #159
That would defeat the purpose of the OP. nt. Mariana Mar 2019 #203
Exactly melman Mar 2019 #204
I figured if I made the suggestion, the OP would either correct or reveal itself. femmedem Mar 2019 #206
The U.S. is a mixed-market economy. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #145
Using that argument also holds true for Capitalism, does it not? n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #106
I think capitalism as practiced in our country needs strong reforms. I wouldn't say capitalism is pnwmom Mar 2019 #108
capitalism always devolves into oligarchy nt DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #81
That's a theory, of course. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #147
Capitalism is only a theory as well DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #173
Balderdash. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #178
Looks to me like russia evolved DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #189
Capitalist case in point: DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #175
The nerve! ronnie624 Mar 2019 #70
Her assessment is not really wrong DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #71
She's correct though. bitterross Mar 2019 #74
It's UNCHECKED capitalism that's irredeemable rocktivity Mar 2019 #78
You knew AOC is a 'democratic socialist' before, right? Eric J in MN Mar 2019 #86
Denmark isn't a socialist country. BS is wrong about that. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #117
Capitalism is irredeemable Devil Child Mar 2019 #87
Oh, God bless her. liberalnarb Mar 2019 #88
The definition of capitalism Yavin4 Mar 2019 #90
Another day, another "Sit down and shut up" post Bettie Mar 2019 #92
She is the future Politicub Mar 2019 #93
She did not call for the abolition of capitalism. femmedem Mar 2019 #94
but then that would be putting her words in context, and we can't have that. Amyishere Mar 2019 #102
Thanks for chiming in. Yes, context matters. femmedem Mar 2019 #116
Wow melman Mar 2019 #110
I think that shows that it's the ideology that she previously defined she thinks irredeemable muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #148
pnwmom, I detest labels as they saidsimplesimon Mar 2019 #95
I saw that, but ... left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #96
Here We Go, Eating Our Own Again DallasNE Mar 2019 #99
+1 n/t area51 Mar 2019 #124
I completely agree with ACO and... debsy Mar 2019 #101
What she said was ..."TO ME.....(the rest) Fullduplexxx Mar 2019 #103
Capitalism should be controlled like a nuclear reactor. Beartracks Mar 2019 #109
I fell for this shit when they pulled it on Hillary Clinton. Iggo Mar 2019 #111
Agree with you on this. KSNY Mar 2019 #122
Youthful exuberance. LakeArenal Mar 2019 #114
Please don't ... KSNY Mar 2019 #118
Well said! And welcome to DU. n/t femmedem Mar 2019 #128
BS...I was self employed for 40 years,guess I'm one of those evilllll "capitalists. Bengus81 Mar 2019 #121
I had not heard this but somehow I am not surprised😹 Meowmee Mar 2019 #123
We all complain about Ds wasting their time acting like R-lite centrists stopbush Mar 2019 #127
AOC May Not Understand that Every Country in the World is a Mixture of Capitalism and Socialism dlk Mar 2019 #130
Socialism isn't when governments do stuff, that's a myth. n/t Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #137
Capitalism is the engine of growth radius777 Mar 2019 #139
That seems not very accurate... Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #146
Your argument can be turned right on its head. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #149
Where is your evidence for your assertions? Humanist_Activist Mar 2019 #187
Too easy. OilemFirchen Mar 2019 #195
Raw capitalism does what you say but mixed capitalism radius777 Mar 2019 #155
Can't legislate greed...irresponsibility.. Maxheader Mar 2019 #144
She also said ashling Mar 2019 #156
As it is now practiced, capitalism is a cancer Mr Tibbs Mar 2019 #157
Some folks just won't get it until Battery Park is under water. thewhollytoast Mar 2019 #161
What did capitalism have to do with the trees on Easter Island? TwilightZone Mar 2019 #181
You are so right. thewhollytoast Mar 2019 #182
Your concern is noted. Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #165
.... ehrnst Mar 2019 #192
What did she say wrong? HopeAgain Mar 2019 #167
AOC is going to be a liability, period. Puzzledtraveller Mar 2019 #170
She's wrong about the irredeemable in theory - but it might be harumph Mar 2019 #179
AOC is simply a Representative of NY's 14 district - there a lot of Congress people that have walkingman Mar 2019 #180
Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #185
Plus she won't stay off my grass!!! QC Mar 2019 #190
! KG Mar 2019 #193
!!! progressoid Mar 2019 #197
There is nothing in the Constitution Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2019 #196
You should take a moment to get up to speed on "Capitalism." rgbecker Mar 2019 #200
Blasphemy! gtar100 Mar 2019 #201
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