• 1 Post
  • 352 Comments
Joined 2 年前
cake
Cake day: 2023年7月8日

help-circle








  • The American right has been like this since at least the civil war with the Confederates, if not even further back, going back to the elitists during the founding of the country who “compromised” with the anti-elitists to have less democracy, like having the senate consist of two voting members per state, regardless of population, the electoral college, allowing slavery to exist, and no federal direct ballot initiatives.

    Because the elites know best, right?

    Hitler specifically took inspiration from the Confederacy for his Third Reich.



  • The only way to permenantly stop conservatism is to abolish capitalism. When you have a system where people are allowed to hold power over other people, those powerful people will work to gain more power by any means necessary.

    1. Force all corporations to be worker owned coops, which will also have the effect of abolishing the stock market.

    2. Tax all wealth above $50m at a rate of 100%, creating a hard wealth cap of $50m.

    3. Provide all basic necessities to everyone free of charge paid for by tax dollars. Food, water, housing, sewage, trash, healthcare, etc. Anyone who wants to live in a situation beyond just the basic necessities can choose to work, but work should be a choice, especially with how advanced automation technologies are becoming.

    There are also additional ideas like the ones in the solarpunk movement (library economy, focus on integration of nature with society, etc.) that are worth striving for.