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by nonrandomstring
1547 days ago
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In my opinion Morris was not a socialist, he was an
anti-industrialist, and by implication, anti-cartel/monopoly. I don't
even think he was an anti-capitalist in that he championed
petit-commerce and boutique trade. > The danger, were such a path to be fully co-opted by the current
(very) dominant context, is obvious, and it must realistically be
acknowledged. If you profit from an economic model on a large scale,
if you draw your rents from it, why would you not fight for it, even
when this is not good for anyone else? This is the big problem today isn't it? The patent system. Specious
lawsuits against startups. Copyright trolls. Companies like ebay
harassing critics. Facebook playing with political manipulation.
These "industrial-scale" companies are becoming gangsters. They've
figured that its less cost effective to innovate than it is to hold
others back. |
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"He composed the Socialist League's manifesto with Bax, describing their position as that of "Revolutionary International Socialism", advocating proletarian internationalism and world revolution while rejecting the concept of socialism in one country." [1]
Surely, that makes him a socialist.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris#Socialist_Leagu...