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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 36 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Capitalism

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Show me a working alternative that’s actually been implemented in the real and I’ll happily shift.

    Until then I’ll happily stick with a well-regulated, Nordic-style market economy.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    What you described is literally a working alternative to capitalism. Nobody said it cannot contain any capitalistic elements.

    As for a further alternative - how about even more social programs? We all know the countries could easily afford it, so that's an easy step forward.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Zapatista territories and Rojava (until recently dissolved by force), and a bunch of smaller examples worldwide (including many tribes that live more traditionally/non-capitalist).

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago

    They are definitely proof that alternatives exist. Whether they can scale to governing a state of disperate cultures and peoples is a different question.

    But you did answer with some real alternatives, which I’ll look into more. Thank you.

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