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In reply to the discussion: Reprise from 2011: Capitalism is dead. But how many of us is it gonna take with it? Look to OWS [View all]Albertoo
(2,016 posts)Nietsche said that God was dead, and the notion is still around
I suspect Capitalism of being equally resilient.
Work and Capital are just production means, with no moral/political agenda.
Letting banks lend according to ROI is efficient.
BUT politicians should make sure it doesn't come at the cost of the average Joe or of the environment.
Right now, banks are working (kind of), it's the politicians that aren't nearly enough.
leaderless organizations such as OWS could become experimental workshops if they made tangible demands on politicians to take practical steps to make the system work for the average Joe.
In short, what I suppose I'm saying is this:
- saying down with capitalism won't work
- telling politicians your vote for them depends on them supporting laws to make big corporations pay their share would work.
I don't see enough of this type of down to earth demands made.