capitalism has always carried the implied threat of starvation for those unable or unwilling to labor in order to enrich the capital owning class.
this sort of vapid whitewashing/revisionism is just ‘maga’ for neoliberals, and is entirely devoid of substance.
show me a period of prosperity under capitalism and I’ll show you a marginalized population subjugated.
There used to be a counter to the “stick” of starvation, which was the “carrot” of comfort.
The need to eat isn’t some human invention and we can’t fault capitalism for that. We can complain that food should be distributed to the poor but there are many more needs that must be addressed for life. We can also complain that capitalism has expanded so far that living outside of it is no longer possible. What we cannot do is blame capitalism for the existence of human needs.
Calling the posted image “vapid whitewashing” ignores the nature of reality and suggests a failure to adequately consider and understand the real nature of the human condition. Calling it MAGA for neoliberals is straight up stupidity.
People can still have a home, family, stability. I and many of my peers manage it and we are by no means rich.
Because we live in a society where we literally need currency to survive. We pay to live and live to work to give our production to billionaires.
More unions is a step closer to being able to general strike.
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Because muh economy. Capitalism will always “push the bill” on what they can do. shite gov doesn’t/wouldn’t keep up with regulations to aide the working class.
My question is what’s the point in eternal growth? Why would one cut employees but boost executives? Money corrupts? Or is it them “getting theirs”
The answers to your questions are money, money, yes, and yes. Most people would do the same if in that position.
I guess we could scrap the current system and adopt a new on that will no doubt evolve into essentially the same thing.
Human nature/behavior will not change because of a shift in political or economic philosophy. It’s well documented.
