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   mrbribery said, 5 months ago

   tell them the beatings will continue until morale improves…
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   Ms. Ima said, 5 months ago

   At least all the icebergs are the size of the ice in his drink…
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   Stephanie McMillan said, 5 months ago

   Many activists don’t know how capitalism actually functions. We have to understand why it’s structurally impossible to reform, so that we can deal with the necessity—and our responsibility—not to fix it (because oppression is built into it from the start) but to do away with it, and to figure out all that will entail. We may in fact be the last generation with the opportunity to do this.

   Capitalism is an economic system characterized by commodity production and private appropriation, in which one section of people monopolizes the means of production (which includes the means of subsistence), and the others are forced to sell their labor to survive.

   Economic class divisions emerged about 10,000 years ago roughly in tandem with agriculture. From the beginning, class-divided economies have been organized around the private appropriation of accumulated (or “surplus”) wealth, accomplished through the production of storable, exchangeable goods—salt, coffee, iPads, cars, grains, and so on.
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   Harleyquinn said, 5 months ago

   @Stephanie McMillan

   so? name me one system that has done better? Name me another country that has done more for the world then the USA. It is because The USA in the past has used capitalism as it’s yard stick and motivation to make this world a better place and raise our standard of living to the highest in the world. Your problem is this is “not fair” Well you are half right. It is because our government was not meant to make outcomes “fair” You make it or break it on your own and the cream rises to the top. That is why all you have to do is make $34,000 in our capitalist system and you will be part of the 1% of the world!!!!!!!!!!!!
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   CARAPORAM said, 5 months ago

   That man is a true hero.He has created at least 8 jobs (that l can see illustrated).
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   omwae said, 5 months ago

   umm – it’s not a trip, it’s a Journey!!

   God knows what will happen to you on that ship if you use the wrong object
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago

   @Stephanie McMillan

   That is why Socialism will be there to keep Capitalism from becoming fascistic and totalitarian. You control it not reform it. How do you reform fire? You don’t you control it. There are ways of doing it that worked in the past. We need to reinstate them. Every 5 years a corporation’s charter comes up for review. They must prove they have helped more than themselves. If they are wanting they are dissolved. if they prove they have helped our society they have 5 more years.
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago

   Pure socialism is no better. If it doesn’t have the invigoration of Capitalism it becomes leaden and robotic. A gray sameness no better than the fierce fire of rampant Capitalism. The hybrid works best.
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   Bob said, 5 months ago

   @Night-Gaunt49

   So who does the “review” of the corporation? If the charter is rejected what happens to the workers? Ah, yes. One way or another the government will decide. Why not just let the government run the corporations in the first place? Oh, yeah. We’ve found out that doesn’t work.
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    Harleyquinn said, 5 months ago

    @Night-Gaunt49

    And just whose job is it to “prove they have helped our society they have 5 more years.”
    what kind of standard is that? Who controls the yard stick? who? Right now it is the individuals right to improve our society. Not some one else measure but your own right to or even not to “help”. I am sure the great leaders of the past socialist movements thought they where “helping”
    Corporations are only there to make money. They can “help” themselves and look good in the eyes of the public and make more money. But again by who are you measuring this “help”
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    Trebuchet said, 5 months ago

    Let the workers own the corporations, and let them decide.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago

    @Harleyquinn

    It is a very good standard. we would have to choose the judges carefully. It was done in the past here but stopped. A business’ bottom line is making profit not helping anyone.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago

    @Harleyquinn

    How would you measure it? In a Libertarian land they would pollute all they want, dump, bilk, construct expensive cheaply and poorly made products. How is that helping society?
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    Ms. Ima said, 5 months ago

    If those workers decide they can do better than their current position they can get a better job or start their own business under capitalism. There are thousands of people that would like to have those jobs cooking, cleaning and fueling the fires on that cruise ship.
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    Wabbit said, 5 months ago

    Which job would you like Mr. Ima? Keep in mind that 1 minimum wage job is not enough to live on.
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