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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]Adrahil
(13,340 posts)176. And then what?
The problem with her pr statement is that she doesnt relay have a then what. This is coffee house revolution talk.
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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