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In reply to the discussion: Just when I was really starting to like her, AOC had to come out and say, [View all]Demit
(11,238 posts)77. Yes, she really needs to be more bland, and focus-group her thoughts before voicing them.
Because we don't have enough careful politicians who live in fear of what will be said about them! The important thing in political life is to avoid controversy at all costs.
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Just when I was really starting to like her, AOC had to come out and say, [View all]
pnwmom
Mar 2019
OP
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
+1. Plus the environmental and social externalities are borne by society rather than the businesses.
JudyM
Mar 2019
#199
Governments using tax dollars to provide water and power to people is not a bad thing.
dixiegrrrrl
Mar 2019
#23
She's young, engaged and wants to make a much-needed difference. Give her a break; she clarified
Evolve Dammit
Mar 2019
#89
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
That's the problem -- she didn't say we needed to reform capitalism, with stronger regulations.
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#15
Nuances aside, the political reality if 'socialism' is a major problem for many dems in elections.
empedocles
Mar 2019
#61
"But now she has flat out said that capitalism is irredeemable. No ifs, ands, or buts."
melman
Mar 2019
#83
It also has a stranglehold on the way that more than one branch of our government operates.
irresistable
Mar 2019
#32
Would you prefer the planet is on the brink of becoming uninhabitable if we don't change our ways?
femmedem
Mar 2019
#131
She doesn't speak for the Democratic Party. She for herself and those that subscribe to those views
still_one
Mar 2019
#38
Yes, she really needs to be more bland, and focus-group her thoughts before voicing them.
Demit
Mar 2019
#77
I think being in a new job b/c a lot of people voted you into it is substantively different
Demit
Mar 2019
#172
Sorry, sarcasm is hard to convey through text, also, a lot of people...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2019
#143
Capitalism distorts Democracy, abuses workers and redistributes scarce resources...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2019
#58
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
I don't believe any Democracy can survive under a capitalistic system, it is always a struggle
yaesu
Mar 2019
#63
Norway and Sweden are capitalist countries with strong safety nets. Are they irredeemable, too?
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#68
Private property isn't the same as who owns the means of production.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2019
#104
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
Thank you. Yes, the full context makes it very different. But I hope she learns
pnwmom
Mar 2019
#141
I figured if I made the suggestion, the OP would either correct or reveal itself.
femmedem
Mar 2019
#206
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
but then that would be putting her words in context, and we can't have that.
Amyishere
Mar 2019
#102
I think that shows that it's the ideology that she previously defined she thinks irredeemable
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2019
#148
BS...I was self employed for 40 years,guess I'm one of those evilllll "capitalists.
Bengus81
Mar 2019
#121
AOC May Not Understand that Every Country in the World is a Mixture of Capitalism and Socialism
dlk
Mar 2019
#130
AOC is simply a Representative of NY's 14 district - there a lot of Congress people that have
walkingman
Mar 2019
#180