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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world -2 points 15 hours ago (24 children)

I haven't met any soc dems who think capitalism can be saved. Most agree that it can only be contained. Just look how successful the Nordic countries are. They have successful companies and still have billionaires, but the rich are heavily taxed. And if the rich threatens to leave with their assets, they will still be taxed heavily for doing so.

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 46 points 2 days ago (9 children)

The problem is that in order to unite the left it is necessary to agree to the ideological level, very difficult, to unite the right it needs just a briefcase of money.

[–] turnip@lemm.ee 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

The briefcase of money turns into velocity of money, which turns into jobs, which turns into wage pressure, which turns into higher wages for the poor, so they can buy the product or service with their own greatest marginal utility; so in their eyes they view the briefcase of money as the optimal empathetic choice.

Well, assuming the right in this case are Ron Paul right-leaning and not Trump right-leaning. In Trumps case he does just want the briefcase of money for himself.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 day ago

Money's got nothing on hate. Nothing unites the Right more than hate, every fascist ideology centres around hate for a certain group. Be it Jews, Palestinians, Chinese, or Hispanics.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

to unite the right, all you have to do is say "so, we all hate Black people and immigrants, right?"

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"so, we all hate capitalism, right?"

[–] seeigel@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You can't exploit capitalists. Hate alone is not enough.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 20 hours ago

hate is good fuel for class solidarity though.

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[–] narr1@lemmy.ml 79 points 2 days ago (8 children)

I swear bro the next capitalism actually works, bro trust me, bro without capitalism you wouldn't have iphones bro.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

bro i promise, with social democracy capitalism is equalitarian. yes bro i promise. bro, no more oppression! please don’t look at the global south

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