The Dark King
Well-Known Member
So much to unpack here. Did capitalism exist before corporations?Obviously they see Capitalism as something to only be tolerated until it can be completely removed.
Private corporations seem to be a permanent fixture in the US, so why work towards socialism?
"In the short term we can’t eliminate private corporations, but we can bring them under greater democratic control. The government could use regulations and tax incentives to encourage companies to act in the public interest and outlaw destructive activities such as exporting jobs to low-wage countries and polluting our environment. Public pressure can also have a critical role to play in the struggle to hold corporations accountable. Most of all, socialists look to unions to make private business more accountable."
What does the sentence in bold tell you? The long term objective is to eliminate capitalism. No corporations = no capitalism. Capitalism is to be tolerated until it can be eliminated. If they weren't for the idea of eliminating corporations, they would have said so.
Hilarious that you back peddle and say that you want to savage a system that you think is responsible for racism and slavery. One thing I do give them credit for is being consistent. They blame Capitalism for Americas ills and unlike you they are consistent, let their balls hang and admit that they want to get rid of it.
Your pizza example doesn't tell the story. Jeff Bezos can afford a millions of pizzas but he won't buy them because he has no use for them. Instead he will keep investing his money in the economy, making it available for others that have viable ideas. That is capitalism. How else would he continue to earn from it?
Also, the term "democratic socialism" is silly to begin with. We vote with our dollars. Don't like the fact that one man keeps getting richer then stop shopping at Amazon, there's a novel idea for you. Actions always speak louder.
If corporations continue to exist the way they do with little regulation where do you think that leaves us?
Democratic socialism simply means a system in which the people regardless of income participate and benefit from the system. Its not a system of the rich where its a game of monopoly where realistically there's only one winner.
What do you think capitalism is?