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....as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires"

I thought this was an interesting quote. What is your take on the implications?
Porunga 1 day ago#2
It's true. Everyone thinks that they will eventually become rich if only they stopped getting screwed over. The people in power feed that delusion and blame all of the citizens problems on the other political party and promises to fix it if they are voted in.
Nah, there are lots of capitalists who have no intention of becoming millionaires. A lot of people with low wages are highly capitalist.
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600k 1 day ago#4
World has changed since 2008.
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SaikyoStyle 1 day ago#5
The reasonably f***able blonde girl on Fox News said I'd be a billionaire by now too if it wasn't for granola-munching, bathhouse liberals trying to make healthcare more affordable.
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epik_fail1 1 day ago#6
It's true.

My conservative friend in canada think u.s.a is better for everyone for the healthcare.
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masher11 1 day ago#7
well the poor in America were better off than the middle class in the ussr.

might be why.
PhlogPyro 1 day ago#8
SaikyoStyle posted...
The reasonably f***able blonde girl on Fox News said I'd be a billionaire by now too if it wasn't for granola-munching, bathhouse liberals trying to make healthcare more affordable.

Meghan Kelly? 

Yeah, she's like an 8/10, too bad she's dumber than a brick.
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JOEgolferG 1 day ago#9
Emerald_Melios posted...
....as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires"

I thought this was an interesting quote. What is your take on the implications?

It's true. I think most people in neo capitalist countries have completely deluded themselves into thinking that they will one day be as wealthy as those that they look up to. But this isn't really the fault of the ordinary person at all, this is the result of constant pro capitalist propaganda from the media who are carrying out this task for the establishment. Money litteraly talks, but it shouldn't!
JOEgolferG 1 day ago#10
masher11 posted...
well the poor in America were better off than the middle class in the ussr.

might be why.

If that's what you think then you are in serious need of an education on the Soviet Union. Again, this is what I am talking about when I mention western propaganda. You have been brought up to hate everything that is socialist or communist, it is the same here in Britain but I chose to actually research all systems myself. You'll learn a lot more if you do the same.
OneTimeBen 1 day ago#11
Yeah the lower working class knows they are the reason this US is still what it is. So they will vote for a Trump over a Clinton all day.
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Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.
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PhlogPyro 1 day ago#13
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.
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OneTimeBen 1 day ago#14
PhlogPyro posted...
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

What is "social mobility"? People eat it up because it's true.
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OneTimeBen posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

What is "social mobility"? People eat it up because it's true.



Social mobility means the ability to move up in society. The higher the social mobility, the more possible it will be to go from rags to riches
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OneTimeBen 1 day ago#16
the final bahamut posted...
OneTimeBen posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

What is "social mobility"? People eat it up because it's true.



Social mobility means the ability to move up in society. The higher the social mobility, the more possible it will be to go from rags to riches

So everyone has social mobility at birth. Depends on parents I suppose.
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PhlogPyro posted...
SaikyoStyle posted...
The reasonably f***able blonde girl on Fox News said I'd be a billionaire by now too if it wasn't for granola-munching, bathhouse liberals trying to make healthcare more affordable.

Meghan Kelly? 

Yeah, she's like an 8/10, too bad she's dumber than a brick.

She's one of the smartest people to report for Fox, especially amongst the females. And though she did participate in Fox spreading propaganda, she at least occasionally objected to some of the blatant lies

Meghan Kelly moving on was a major loss for Fox, for Fox's credibility and their number of people able to debate, not just yell talking points over a guest
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the final bahamut posted...
OneTimeBen posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

What is "social mobility"? People eat it up because it's true.



Social mobility means the ability to move up in society. The higher the social mobility, the more possible it will be to go from rags to riches

And America has some of the lowest mobility of any 1st world nation
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OneTimeBen 1 day ago#19
zeppelin4ever42 posted...
the final bahamut posted...
OneTimeBen posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

What is "social mobility"? People eat it up because it's true.



Social mobility means the ability to move up in society. The higher the social mobility, the more possible it will be to go from rags to riches

And America has some of the lowest mobility of any 1st world nation

Because of parents or lack there of. In certain populations.
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OneTimeBen 1 day ago#20
When the term "baby daddy" is a common thing. What should we expect?
Still waters run deep
600k 1 day ago#21
Being one the smartest Fox reporters doesn't really mean much.
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ITT "Capitalism failed because not everyone is successful and all demographics are exactly the same so that shouldn't happen"
OneTimeBen posted...
the final bahamut posted...
OneTimeBen posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

What is "social mobility"? People eat it up because it's true.



Social mobility means the ability to move up in society. The higher the social mobility, the more possible it will be to go from rags to riches

So everyone has social mobility at birth. Depends on parents I suppose.



I think you misunderstand the concept. The fact that your future prospects depends a f***ton on tour parents socioeconomic standing is indicative of the US's poor social mobility.
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NightingaleM1 posted...
ITT "Capitalism failed because not everyone is successful and all demographics are exactly the same so that shouldn't happen"


Capitalism is inherently predatory. If you believe in freedom and justice for all then you need to temper your capitalism with socialism and a strong government. The idea that capitalism and socialism is onr of the terrible remnants of the cold war.
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theAteam 1 day ago#26
I don't know about the "temporarily embarrassed millionaire" part, but it is true that the poor/middle classes are not very aware of the extent of the exploitation of their labor.
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It's a great quote, but I don't think Steinbeck ever worded it like that. His full quote, from this book (http://tinyurl.com/ybfy56x9) was:

“Except for the field organizers of strikes, who were pretty tough monkeys and devoted, most of the so-called Communists I met were middle-class, middle-aged people playing a game of dreams. I remember a woman in easy circumstances saying to another even more affluent: ‘After the revolution even we will have more, won’t we, dear?’ Then there was another lover of proletarians who used to raise hell with Sunday picknickers on her property.

I guess the trouble was that we didn’t have any self-admitted proletarians. Everyone was a temporarily embarrassed capitalist. Maybe the Communists so closely questioned by the investigation committees were a danger to America, but the ones I knew—at least they claimed to be Communists—couldn’t have disrupted a Sunday-school picnic. Besides they were too busy fighting among themselves.”
Twinmold 1 day ago#28
OneTimeBen posted...

Because of parents or lack there of. In certain populations

Lol, did this guy just try to blame social mobility on black people? Go back to Stormfront. We don't need anymore degenerates here.
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OneTimeBen posted...
zeppelin4ever42 posted...
the final bahamut posted...
OneTimeBen posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

What is "social mobility"? People eat it up because it's true.



Social mobility means the ability to move up in society. The higher the social mobility, the more possible it will be to go from rags to riches

And America has some of the lowest mobility of any 1st world nation

Because of parents or lack there of. In certain populations.

Which populations?
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Twinmold posted...
OneTimeBen posted...

Because of parents or lack there of. In certain populations

Lol, did this guy just try to blame social mobility on black people? Go back to Stormfront. We don't need anymore degenerates here.

He probably meant it that way, but fatherlessness and single-parent households in general are indeed a major factor in intergenerational poverty. That's true regardless of race.
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Lillymon 1 day ago#31
the final bahamut posted...
Yeah, it's how the corporocracy can keep them down so well. It's absolutely bulls***, of course, America has miserable social mobility, but people eat it right up and fight vehemently against their own interest out of the dream of riches.

The most successful propaganda campaign in history. Social mobility in the United States is no better than anywhere else, yet people are convinced that if the work hard enough, either they or their children will become millionaires. That's why they vote against taxes on the rich, because why would you vote to raise taxes on yourselves or your children?
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G_U_G 1 day ago#32
Emerald_Melios posted...
....as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires"

I thought this was an interesting quote. What is your take on the implications?


I think that the poor realize they are shafted. They just do not see an out. The people that run for office are mostly the same. And money controls the system. That is the vibe I have gotten for decades from youth through today for some very poor working class people. 

Take for example health care. Many believe that universal healthcare would be impossible and cost jobs. Many in top positions of business know that not to be the case. It would most certainly allow some nice benefits seen in other countries. And it would help businesses with this stuff. Costs could be controlled better and it takes that burden off the businesses. For a long time premiums went up every year. It slowed down recently, the last few years, and that helps. And some places I know have seen their premiums stop growing for the first time in a while. Where my wife works they have not had premium increases for the last 4 year or so. For the first 8 she worked there they went up every year.

The poor are in to believing that the rich need more money to create more jobs too. And that never happens. They do not realize that when you have the money it does not effect you much. Look at Reagan and Clinton. Reagan cut taxes and it did not work. He ended up taxing and spending. The debt grew by leaps and bounds during his term and set the stage for later. Clinton taxed, biggest piece time, and it was on the rich. Jobs were still created but the debt quickly slowed to almost a complete stop and would have been a surplus. Most never hear this and do not understand it. I tell them that as a business owner I could see a 5% increase and would still have the same employees. And would hire if I needed more people. Same with other businesses. My business is not of that size and they make more than enough. They are not dropping $10-$100 millions in profits because they pay more taxes. They will adjust. And cutting needed employees is not the solution. And that is definitely the case for billion $ companies.

Many poor just do not know and believe what they are told. A lot of it is lies and fallacies that are perpetuated by those in power.
It's true. I remember in 2012, when Romney was campaigning, he was at some event at the Papa John's founder's place and said some doofy s*** like "A Democrat would look at this place and say "No one should live like this", and a Republican will say "EVERYONE should live like this", as if a cop or teacher has a path to a multi million dollar mansion.
ZeroX91 1 day ago#34
Emerald_Melios posted...
....as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires"

I thought this was an interesting quote. What is your take on the implications?

Naw it's because bread lines and rationing hold no appeal. We have seen the results of socialism and it isn't anywhere near utopian....socialism in itself has some good but naive ideas and is ripe for explotiation.
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ZeroX91 posted...
Emerald_Melios posted...
....as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires"

I thought this was an interesting quote. What is your take on the implications?

Naw it's because bread lines and rationing hold no appeal. We have seen the results of socialism and it isn't anywhere near utopian....socialism in itself has some good but naive ideas and is ripe for explotiation.

Yeah, Germany has most of the people starving to death, right? Not a thriving economy at all /s
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zeppelin4ever42 posted...
ZeroX91 posted...
Emerald_Melios posted...
....as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires"

I thought this was an interesting quote. What is your take on the implications?

Naw it's because bread lines and rationing hold no appeal. We have seen the results of socialism and it isn't anywhere near utopian....socialism in itself has some good but naive ideas and is ripe for explotiation.

Yeah, Germany has most of the people starving to death, right? Not a thriving economy at all /s

Social programs do not equal socialism. Workers are still being exploited by corporations they do not own.

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PhlogPyro 21 hours ago#37
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.
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PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.

Didn't the Articles of Confederation attempt and fail just that?
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theAteam 18 hours ago#39
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


Really that's the end goal of communism
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PhlogPyro 18 hours ago#40
theAteam posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


Really that's the end goal of communism

What? No it's f***ing not. In a communist system, the means of production is owned entirely by the government, not by private entities or workers. The government is entirely centralized and has dictatorial power. That's the f***ing opposite of libertarian social democracy.
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TonyKojima 18 hours ago#41
zeppelin4ever42 posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.

Didn't the Articles of Confederation attempt and fail just that?

Yes they were. If you actually listen to the right win rhetoric they want to go back too the AoC. Because in their revisionist history they were a success.
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Bond_543 17 hours ago#42
PhlogPyro posted...
Yeah, she's like an 8/10, too bad she's dumber than a brick.


she's not dumb. she has law degree. she's just manipulative and champions fads for money.
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theAteam 17 hours ago#43
PhlogPyro posted...
theAteam posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


Really that's the end goal of communism

What? No it's f***ing not. In a communist system, the means of production is owned entirely by the government, not by private entities or workers. The government is entirely centralized and has dictatorial power. That's the f***ing opposite of libertarian social democracy.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism

communism is the philosophical, social, political, and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of the communist society, which is a socioeconomic order structured upon the common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes, money, and the state.
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Bond_543 17 hours ago#44
theAteam posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
theAteam posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


Really that's the end goal of communism

What? No it's f***ing not. In a communist system, the means of production is owned entirely by the government, not by private entities or workers. The government is entirely centralized and has dictatorial power. That's the f***ing opposite of libertarian social democracy.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism

communism is the philosophical, social, political, and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment of the communist society, which is a socioeconomic order structured upon the common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes, money, and the state.


you can define its ideal all you want, but it doesnt make it true. you cant run an industrial economy that way. so it will inevitably end up going back to a state. thats why communist are actually statists.
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Bond_543 17 hours ago#45
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.
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PhlogPyro 17 hours ago#46
Bond_543 posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.
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Bond_543 16 hours ago#47
PhlogPyro posted...
Bond_543 posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.


exploitation is a useless buzzword, that has no meaning and is only used to invoke feels in people.

and yes it is voluntary. please explain who coerces anyone to get a job.
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PhlogPyro 15 hours ago#48
Bond_543 posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
Bond_543 posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.


exploitation is a useless buzzword, that has no meaning and is only used to invoke feels in people.

and yes it is voluntary. please explain who coerces anyone to get a job.

If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.
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The_Undying_84 15 hours ago#49
PhlogPyro posted...
Bond_543 posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
Bond_543 posted...
PhlogPyro posted...
It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.


exploitation is a useless buzzword, that has no meaning and is only used to invoke feels in people.

and yes it is voluntary. please explain who coerces anyone to get a job.

If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.


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hoax123 15 hours ago#50
The statement is true, especially for rural people, for some reason.
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    hoax123 16 hours ago#51
    The_Undying_84 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


    this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

    Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.


    exploitation is a useless buzzword, that has no meaning and is only used to invoke feels in people.

    and yes it is voluntary. please explain who coerces anyone to get a job.

    If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.


    Not if you're Bond and can live in your mom's basement forever.
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    Bond_543 7 hours ago#52
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


    this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

    Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.


    exploitation is a useless buzzword, that has no meaning and is only used to invoke feels in people.

    and yes it is voluntary. please explain who coerces anyone to get a job.

    If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.


    if you were the last person on earth you would still need to work to build a shelter. who exactly is exploiting you in that situation? no one? b/c needing a shelter is a fact of reality. same with food.

    why exactly is it exploitation when money i used. but in a socialist commune its not if you use barter? your ideology is completely irrational and contradictory.
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    hoax123 6 hours ago#53
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


    this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

    Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.


    exploitation is a useless buzzword, that has no meaning and is only used to invoke feels in people.

    and yes it is voluntary. please explain who coerces anyone to get a job.

    If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.


    if you were the last person on earth you would still need to work to build a shelter. who exactly is exploiting you in that situation? no one? b/c needing a shelter is a fact of reality. same with food.

    why exactly is it exploitation when money i used. but in a socialist commune its not if you use barter? your ideology is completely irrational and contradictory.


    Unlike yours? How many have you recruited to your ideology, 5 people? 
    Ancap is ridiculous and people know it, hence why no one takes your joke ideology seriously.
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    PhlogPyro 6 hours ago#54
    Bond_543 posted...
    if you were the last person on earth you would still need to work to build a shelter.

    As if that scenario has ever f***ing happened. We live in a civilized world.

    Bond_543 posted...
    why exactly is it exploitation when money i used.

    I never once said it was. However, lowering wages as much as you can possibly get away with in order to cut costs is exploitation. Without social democracy, workers are treated like dirt.
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    PhlogPyro 6 hours ago#55
    hoax123 posted...
    Ancap is ridiculous and people know it, hence why no one takes your joke ideology seriously.
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    Bond_543 6 hours ago#56
    PhlogPyro posted...
    As if that scenario has ever f***ing happened. We live in a civilized world.


    irrelevant. you claimed working for shelter is exploitation. when you try to apply that claim consistently, it doesn't pan out. b/c the claim is not true and irrational.

    PhlogPyro posted...
    I never once said it was. However, lowering wages as much as you can possibly get away with in order to cut costs is exploitation. Without social democracy, workers are treated like dirt.


    i think you need to start defining exploitation before you go around using it in a debate. its a useless buzzword, generally used to just convey a feeling of things people dont like or understand. its no better than useless religious words priests use in their preachings. they are just words used to stir up emotion, yet when you ask them to define it and consistently apply it. they cant. just like you can't.
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    Bond_543 6 hours ago#57
    hoax123 posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    It's simple, capitalism on its own doesn't work and socialism on its own doesn't work. You need a social democratic hybrid system. You need government regulation to prevent exploitation of workers but at the same time, you need to keep the government regulated to prevent them from having more power than they need, in order to maximize civil liberty. I believe the best way to do this is to have a completely decentralized government.


    this is just nonsense. capitalism doesnt exploit the workers, its entirely voluntary.

    Working a job isn't voluntary, you need it to survive. What field you go into is voluntary, sure, but having a job isn't. Corporations don't give a damn about their workers, they try to cut costs of production by lowering wages as much as possible. That is exploitation. Without things like minimum wage laws and social safety nets, capitalism is entirely exploitative.


    exploitation is a useless buzzword, that has no meaning and is only used to invoke feels in people.

    and yes it is voluntary. please explain who coerces anyone to get a job.

    If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.


    if you were the last person on earth you would still need to work to build a shelter. who exactly is exploiting you in that situation? no one? b/c needing a shelter is a fact of reality. same with food.

    why exactly is it exploitation when money i used. but in a socialist commune its not if you use barter? your ideology is completely irrational and contradictory.


    Unlike yours? How many have you recruited to your ideology, 5 people? 
    Ancap is ridiculous and people know it, hence why no one takes your joke ideology seriously.


    this isnt an argument. you're just mindlessly attacking something.
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    PhlogPyro 6 hours ago#58
    Bond_543 posted...
    irrelevant. you claimed working for shelter is exploitation.

    When the f*** did I ever say this?
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    Bond_543 6 hours ago#59
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    irrelevant. you claimed working for shelter is exploitation.

    When the f*** did I ever say this?


    PhlogPyro posted...
    If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.


    post #48 the context was we were talking about exploitation.
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    zeppelin4ever42 46 minutes ago#60
    Bond_543 posted...
    PhlogPyro posted...
    Bond_543 posted...
    irrelevant. you claimed working for shelter is exploitation.

    When the f*** did I ever say this?


    PhlogPyro posted...
    If you don't want to be homeless, yes, you f***ing need a job.


    post #48 the context was we were talking about exploitation.

    It's not exploitation at the end of the world because at the end of the day, that shelter is yours. The equivalent would be making 10 shelters and only getting to use 1 of them, and only after the 10th shelter was finished

    TL,DR: Bond used a false equivalence. Big surprise...not

    Also, Bond doesn't believe in ancap, he supports plutocracy. Big difference. It's just that being obsessed with a plutocracy is not as noble as being ancap, in his mind. The cognitive dissonance of realizing that would force him to grow as a person, and he does not want that
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    NativitylnBIood 37 minutes ago#61
    "I live off the government because I can't hold down a job because I'm a terrible worker. Ugh I'm so exploited!" - ~10% of the adult population
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    PhlogPyro 13 minutes ago#62
    NativitylnBIood posted...
    "I live off the government because I can't hold down a job because I'm a terrible worker. Ugh I'm so exploited!" - ~10% of the adult population

    Strawman
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    NativitylnBIood 7 minutes ago#63
    PhlogPyro posted...
    NativitylnBIood posted...
    "I live off the government because I can't hold down a job because I'm a terrible worker. Ugh I'm so exploited!" - ~10% of the adult population

    Strawman

    I know hundreds of these people (and fired a couple dozen). The number is an estimate, obviously, but they exist in droves.
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