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Democracy and Capitalism Destined To Split 2017-07-04 07:57:59 Post No. 132383417
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Democracy and Capitalism Destined To Split
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2017-07-04 07:57:59
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXVEnxtZe_w&t=802s
1. The world is seeing more and more brutally efficient capitalist states, ironically, these nations were formerly Communist.
2. Natural disasters cannot be solved/avoided through letting the markets decide. We falsely believe we are making a change by recycling and buying Starbucks coffee that donates money to Guatemalan rainforests.
3. Intellectual Property resists capitalistic standard models of distribution. Especially, with the internet privatization of intellectual goods becomes harder and harder to obtain.
4. Biogenetics is manipulating our shared commons (DNA). Companies are moving towards privatizing genetics.
5. New forms of apartheid. Countries are becoming more and more nationalistic which stands counterproductive to the goals of global capitalist markets.
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>>132383417
>The world is seeing more and more brutally efficient capitalist states, ironically, these nations were formerly Communist.
What? The most "brutally efficient" capitalist states are probably the US and maybe South Korea, the only formerly communist one that could be said to be brutally efficient is China.
Other than that some good points are made.
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>>132383417
I wish more people would be able to critique capitalism,usury,international banking,the lack of democracy in the workplace ,etc.
Sadly most people think opposing capitalism makes you a commie.The struggle continues.
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>>132383760
>What? The most "brutally efficient" capitalist states are probably the US and maybe South Korea,
China was what Zizek was talking about. They are far more efficient and prosperous as a capitalist state than America when it comes to growth and production.
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>>132384095
> They are far more efficient and prosperous as a capitalist state than America
Efficient, maybe, but prosperous?
HAHAHAHAHA
China is extremely poor by the standard set by any Western capitalist country.
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>>132384228
China's people are poor but the nation's GDP is ridiculously high for such a poor country. This is what Zizek is speaking on. Capitalism doesn't need the people too be happy or prosperous to function. In fact it could be a hinderance.
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