You won't get much argument from me about the problems with capitalism. But the duopoly is definitely real, not fake. I'm all for a much stronger labor movement. I've got almost 25 years in a Union, and am politically active within it. That's why I brought up the pragmatic/idealist problem. We run into it regularly. But if you want to se…
You won't get much argument from me about the problems with capitalism. But the duopoly is definitely real, not fake. I'm all for a much stronger labor movement. I've got almost 25 years in a Union, and am politically active within it. That's why I brought up the pragmatic/idealist problem. We run into it regularly. But if you want to see change at the ground level you kind of have to play the game with all the other players. Otherwise you either need a revolution or your shouting in the wilderness. I don't mind a good shout on occasion, but revolutions seem difficult.
I'm absolutely shouting in the wilderness. I've been cooped up in my damn house 24/7 working from home and I feel like the world is passing me by. I'm watching all this shit happen in the media and I feel like I don't have a voice or an impact. not sure what to do, just tired of watching people across the country suffer from the virus while our leaders do nothing. but I do feel that the revolution has begun, not as single act of resistance, but as a collective shift in thought as we all simultaneously watch the slow yet inevitable implosion of capitalism
You won't get much argument from me about the problems with capitalism. But the duopoly is definitely real, not fake. I'm all for a much stronger labor movement. I've got almost 25 years in a Union, and am politically active within it. That's why I brought up the pragmatic/idealist problem. We run into it regularly. But if you want to see change at the ground level you kind of have to play the game with all the other players. Otherwise you either need a revolution or your shouting in the wilderness. I don't mind a good shout on occasion, but revolutions seem difficult.
I'm absolutely shouting in the wilderness. I've been cooped up in my damn house 24/7 working from home and I feel like the world is passing me by. I'm watching all this shit happen in the media and I feel like I don't have a voice or an impact. not sure what to do, just tired of watching people across the country suffer from the virus while our leaders do nothing. but I do feel that the revolution has begun, not as single act of resistance, but as a collective shift in thought as we all simultaneously watch the slow yet inevitable implosion of capitalism