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minus-squareFlocklesscrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down4·24 giorni faCapitalism is why our govt is bought and paid for. They are inextricable.
minus-squareC126@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·24 giorni faCorruption will exist in every government, regardless of economic system. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
minus-squareFlocklesscrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-224 giorni faTry not to fixate on the corruption- that’s essentially a smokescreen; the whole point is that the system itself is designed to concentrate wealth. Since we’re bandying about well-trodden quotes, how about this one: “A bad system will beat a good person every time.” -E. Deming
minus-squareC126@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 giorni faWell what’s an ethical alternative? Central planning?
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·23 giorni faHow about the opposite? A decentralized system, avoiding concentrating power in any one place, and focusing on building platforms for coordination to act on larger scales
minus-squareC126@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 giorni faAs a Lemmy user I’m certainly intrigued with the buzzwords you’ve thrown out, but there doesn’t seem to be an actual system anywhere in there.
Capitalism is why our govt is bought and paid for. They are inextricable.
Corruption will exist in every government, regardless of economic system. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Try not to fixate on the corruption- that’s essentially a smokescreen; the whole point is that the system itself is designed to concentrate wealth.
Since we’re bandying about well-trodden quotes, how about this one:
“A bad system will beat a good person every time.” -E. Deming
Well what’s an ethical alternative? Central planning?
How about the opposite? A decentralized system, avoiding concentrating power in any one place, and focusing on building platforms for coordination to act on larger scales
As a Lemmy user I’m certainly intrigued with the buzzwords you’ve thrown out, but there doesn’t seem to be an actual system anywhere in there.