Loved this issue of the Rising! I would have never have thought about Capitalism—more specifically AMERICAN Capitalism like this!!! And acknowledging our American DNA—I think that is important. BUT please, start finding the good in our bigger tent!! We have to have room for the Mamdani’s, the Sanders, the AOCs. And yes I see that we need a JFK kind of person for that movement. But we need and should celebrate everyone!!
Patriotic capitalism, a perfect antidote for surveillance capitalism (watching your every internet move to help bombard us with tempting products). Zuck sucks, becoming a billionaire from offering a 'free' product to you, making you (your thoughts and proclivities) the product he sells to other rich corporations. Brittany Page has a cool merch shirt on her site that says "We love the rich (when they pay their taxes)". I bought my first house on the GI Bill in the mid 70's, a three bedroom house in San Jose, CA for $40K. And was a bit upset that it was sold just 3 years before for $25, but I was making good money working as a machinist at the time. I think the caller with the suggestion that tax breaks for non-primary residents mortgages is a killer idea. Boycott Profiteer Billionaires that dehumanize US while taking our money. Boycott those that profit from hate.
I do agree with some of what you have said, but — where I disagree is that America’s youth do not love Capitalism. Call it what you like, but Capitalism has failed them. Instead, I find that the young prefer a vision of the future more like “Star Trek” or “The Orville” where people are free to actively pursue those things that bring about the betterment of mankind. This is only possible because needs, like basic income, housing, healthcare, and education are included in their future’s version of the social contract (and they get to have cool technology that provides it to them).
Loved this issue of the Rising! I would have never have thought about Capitalism—more specifically AMERICAN Capitalism like this!!! And acknowledging our American DNA—I think that is important. BUT please, start finding the good in our bigger tent!! We have to have room for the Mamdani’s, the Sanders, the AOCs. And yes I see that we need a JFK kind of person for that movement. But we need and should celebrate everyone!!
Patriotic capitalism, a perfect antidote for surveillance capitalism (watching your every internet move to help bombard us with tempting products). Zuck sucks, becoming a billionaire from offering a 'free' product to you, making you (your thoughts and proclivities) the product he sells to other rich corporations. Brittany Page has a cool merch shirt on her site that says "We love the rich (when they pay their taxes)". I bought my first house on the GI Bill in the mid 70's, a three bedroom house in San Jose, CA for $40K. And was a bit upset that it was sold just 3 years before for $25, but I was making good money working as a machinist at the time. I think the caller with the suggestion that tax breaks for non-primary residents mortgages is a killer idea. Boycott Profiteer Billionaires that dehumanize US while taking our money. Boycott those that profit from hate.
I do agree with some of what you have said, but — where I disagree is that America’s youth do not love Capitalism. Call it what you like, but Capitalism has failed them. Instead, I find that the young prefer a vision of the future more like “Star Trek” or “The Orville” where people are free to actively pursue those things that bring about the betterment of mankind. This is only possible because needs, like basic income, housing, healthcare, and education are included in their future’s version of the social contract (and they get to have cool technology that provides it to them).