Capitalism IS the military bases.
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026
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It's worse: every time a country tries an alternative system, the US pushes for a regime change
Capitalism is alright enough… IF you have sufficient regulations to keep it fair and in check. Other places actually do that, unlike the US.
That said, the US is also scared, as a whole, of the word "socialism" - although I'm glad that seems to be slowly changing. The entire point of government is to take care of its people, and our schools and military and cops and fire department and transportation and so many other things are already............... socialism.
We need MORE socialism - our taxes should pay for all of these services for We the People, not into the pockets of the ultrarich.
We have an a oligarch problem and it has guillotines written all over it. (to reference the ancient headache medicine commercial)
Capitalism is not all right enough. Capitalism is based on exploitation of the working class and the global South. No amount of benevolence is going to change that. And anyone referencing the Nordic model conveniently leaves out that they are also exploiting the working class and the global South.
I haven't seen any models that seem to work well that don't have some sort of capitalism as the foundation. I'd love to live in the Star Trek universe where money doesn't even exist, but I don't think it would work well in practice.
Might have to do with the US Government, Military and CIA working to make them fail (Venezuela and Cuba are 2 examples that come to mind from this year only)
If it didn't seem to work, the US wouldn't be expending billions of dollars every year to ensure that it didn't work. If it was a failure, the US would have to do nothing and it would have collapsed in on itself decades ago.
Market economy ≠ capitalism. Once you understand the difference, the solution becomes obvious.
The only solution is the elimination of capitalism.
Correct. What is the difference between a market economy and capitalism?
Letting supply and demand set prices does not mean you have to then use profits to concentrate capital, right?
Ding ding ding
Just to clarify, social and public services are not socialism.
That's how it works, though. Where did the assumption come from that it working means not having violent property enforcement?
What's the climate change impact? How many whole countries worth of energy are used to secure the almighty dollar?
I agree. All signs everywhere show us that capitalism is destroying the earth and the societies that prop it up.
World War 2 was fought over money. Specifically for control of the German economy. You dont split a nation in half for any other reason. It is really weird how many of the wars that the US has gotten into result in a nation getting split in half.
I can think of two. Are there more?