What the fuck is Abundance? (hexbear.net)

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I keep seeing this tossed around and I must have missed something. "Abundance Democrats" what is that? What do they mean by "Abundance"? What bullshit are they rebranding?

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[-] [email protected] 55 points 4 days ago

It’s the belief that capitalism can overcome its contradictions by producing so much that shortages become nonexistent. It ignores the fact that capitalism relies on artificial shortages.

Insert grapes of wrath quote here.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This is the most succinct definition and dismissal of the concept.

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