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by bradleyjg 1228 days ago
This business about “fuck capitalism” and so on is also infantile, just in the opposite direction.
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That's an assertion of belief, not a statement of fact. You'd have to bring arguments why the interests of workers and owners are congruent (which they are not).
I don’t need to do any such thing. Just point out that no reasonable alternative has been proposed by anyone and conclude that it’s therefore infantile whining.
German-style Rhine capitalism with co-determination for labor unions and a robust social safety net that isn’t even as leftist as the Scandinavian countries.
It’s still capitalism, so if you want that why are you going around saying “fuck capitalism”?

Scandinavia has capitalism too, welfare capitalism, sure, but still capitalism.

Who said I'm going around saying that? But it's still a reasonable alternative to the form of capitalism currently practiced in America. So you are incorrect in saying that nothing is being proposed.