As long as market principles as opposed to humanitarian principles are the ordering principle of our society, we will continue marching in the direction of our collective self-destruction.
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You were unwilling to say capitalism was the problem, have you changed your mind?
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Unfettered unregulated capitalism absolutely is the problem. Capitalism has been weaponized against masses of people. Of course I say that. I’m just not someone who thinks the simplistic cry “End capitalism!” is the answer.
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the core feature of capitalism is that you can pay money to make things happen. I can start a business and have people make burgers for my money. So that same principal will always end up applied to politicians as well. It's inevitable
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No, that was not a feature of capitalism. It was a feature of conservatives on the Supreme Court who said money is free speech and then handed down the Citizens United decision.
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how did the judges who made that decision get on the court in the first place?
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Replying to @djamesalicious
They are corporatists, to be sure. On the other hand the complacency & distractededness of many people - including a lot who are complaining now - allowed for the election of Presidents who appointed them. It’s not just an economic system at fault, it’s a multi dimensional issue

Jul 30, 2021 · 3:51 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @djamesalicious
There’s only one class in America and it’s Business class. As long as either party helps the corporatists agenda they allow us the illusion of “choice” between the two options given. Both parties are lock step on Economic issues. Blaming voters for being complacent is lame…