Since it’s #mlkjr day in the US, I figured I’d share this apt quote about #socialism.
@moz I thought Socialism was more than just anti-capitalism.I get frustrated that so many leftists criticise capitalism without proposing anything to replace it at all - let alone anything better.
@iain I mean, the alternative schemes have been discussed to death (workers’ councils, syndicates). It’s up to us to get people to realize that there’s an alternative to capitalism in the first place.
@iain people aren't even aware that capitalism is harmful in the first place. how do you propose to persuade people that change needs to happen while they don't even know what's wrong?
@moz Quite the opposite. I read almost no one defending the strengths of free markets on social media.
@iain then you don't spend much time on American Twitter. idiotic libertarians and conservatives as far as the eye can see.
@moz Well that's true. We agree there are plenty of idiot capitalists. 😂
@iain one could easily say that all capitalists are idiot capitalists, so
@moz At least some of us think with our brains not just with our hearts. 😘
@iain oh man, condescending *and* ignorant, I love it
@moz You started the insults, but then... of course you did. 🤣
@moz I know nothing about "workers council" or "syndicates". No one has ever mntioned them to me - seriously.If you want to persuade people to change you need to explain those alternatives instead of just criticising capitalism.