Capitalism is rife with problems, but there is one opportunity that exists within free enterprise which is unusual.
Free enterprise gives openness to explore things that are not capitalism.
This kind of experimentation is not possible in all other systems, because it threatens the system.
However, it is possible to build a co-op, a collective, a whole thriving alternative society within capitalism. It may not have the labels or structures to support it well, but it can exist.
YUP! This!
We don't have "the greatest country in the world"...I've never believed that....we have "The Best SYSTEM In The World"...we can fix stuff cuz we have a built in process for perpetual, peaceful revolution and change, without the need to end the whole government.
@sumpnlikefaith
That’s right. And we’ve done harder stuff than that in this country. Always takes us a while, but yeah
@Usama_Backhair Too many people are getting caught up in polarisation, and ignoring the capacity to build.
Polarisation is an earmark of (failed) totalitarianism, where each pole is arguing for its universal centrality, in an effort to dominate the other.
We have the freedom to construct our own commons, and determine our own centre.
This is allowed for by the system, and while totalitarianism is a threat, diversity and tolerance are actually shared values.
All it takes is living into it.