ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 22 hours agoWhy are many businesses in democratic nations largely undemocratic?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down17
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareWhy are many businesses in democratic nations largely undemocratic?ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareMaiqlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·21 hours agoCapitalism is antithetical to democracy. Capitalism left unchecked will eventually lead to fascism.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·15 hours agoThe first sentence is not true. The second sentence is absolutely true. It is funny how that works.
minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoThe first one is true. In democracy, the people rule society In capitalism, the rich rule the economy The economy always rules society In a capitalist democracy, society serves two masters. Both opposites. It’s inherently unstable because it’s self contradicting.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·11 hours agoEconomic systems are not viewed in terms of who “rules” unless we are taking a Marxist perspective. The first sentence of the post is and will always be completely untrue.
minus-squareChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 hours agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does Edit: Marx (and similar theorists before him) do a better job describing Capitalism compared to those whose paychecks depend on them not understanding / distorting it.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoBro just watched tech billionaires coup the US government and he still doesn’t understand the problems with the concentration of wealth.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoI’m looking forward to everybody getting red-pilled on Marx in the coming months.
Capitalism is antithetical to democracy. Capitalism left unchecked will eventually lead to fascism.
The first sentence is not true. The second sentence is absolutely true. It is funny how that works.
The first one is true.
In democracy, the people rule society
In capitalism, the rich rule the economy
The economy always rules society
In a capitalist democracy, society serves two masters. Both opposites. It’s inherently unstable because it’s self contradicting.
Economic systems are not viewed in terms of who “rules” unless we are taking a Marxist perspective.
The first sentence of the post is and will always be completely untrue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does
Edit: Marx (and similar theorists before him) do a better job describing Capitalism compared to those whose paychecks depend on them not understanding / distorting it.
Bro just watched tech billionaires coup the US government and he still doesn’t understand the problems with the concentration of wealth.
I’m looking forward to everybody getting red-pilled on Marx in the coming months.