how to integrate socialism in a capitalist system? Not only by transfer national banks and money production to the State, and not only investing in the public sector, but also granting more aid to self-owned small enterprises, helping cooperatives and anarchist production centres, investing in the small-scale economy and fighting salary system with a more inclusive economic policy in the enterprises and reducing corporations' power. In a classless society, an market-based economy can work well
There is no perfect system, but there isn't only ONE alternative which should be communism or socialism. The examples we had of communism in the world were not the good reproductions of how communism should have been in theory, and the examples of capitalism in the world aren't the good reproductions of how capitalism should have been in theory. This kind of thinking must be surpassed, the idea is that we should look at the good innovations brought by communism and socialism and integrate them
@caconzolo Actually, aside from the fact that they were crushed by the nazi's and the USSR, the anarchist communes of spain did surprisingly well in terms of being socialist and putting the means of production and economy in the hands of the woring class.
He makes very good points but he has to critique the failure of socialism and communism thus far to enable it to be an alternative.There is no perfect system...
Absolutely spot on this man is asking the right questions and these questions all have answers. The answers do not lend themselves to control and monopolisation which is why the current system can not cope with the next stage of economic and social evolution.
how to integrate socialism in a capitalist system? Not only by transfer national banks and money production to the State, and not only investing in the public sector, but also granting more aid to self-owned small enterprises, helping cooperatives and anarchist production centres, investing in the small-scale economy and fighting salary system with a more inclusive economic policy in the enterprises and reducing corporations' power. In a classless society, an market-based economy can work well
caconzolo 1 month ago
There is no perfect system, but there isn't only ONE alternative which should be communism or socialism. The examples we had of communism in the world were not the good reproductions of how communism should have been in theory, and the examples of capitalism in the world aren't the good reproductions of how capitalism should have been in theory. This kind of thinking must be surpassed, the idea is that we should look at the good innovations brought by communism and socialism and integrate them
caconzolo 1 month ago
@caconzolo Actually, aside from the fact that they were crushed by the nazi's and the USSR, the anarchist communes of spain did surprisingly well in terms of being socialist and putting the means of production and economy in the hands of the woring class.
Putzpie4U 1 month ago
comrade David Harvey :)
kkk191 1 month ago
He makes very good points but he has to critique the failure of socialism and communism thus far to enable it to be an alternative.There is no perfect system...
mikesinghable 7 months ago
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IUEC38 6 months ago
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Respond to this video... Socialism didn't fail, the Soviet Union did.
IUEC38 6 months ago
@mikesinghable Failure of socialism? Sweden is doing fine....
Tougemaster06 4 months ago
I don't know, Mr. Harvey: they've been playing the "greedy union" card pretty effectively in Wisconsin and a few other states.
bapyou 8 months ago
@bapyou Agreed, but I think his comment was in regards to Britain.
bulldogger 6 months ago
Absolutely spot on this man is asking the right questions and these questions all have answers. The answers do not lend themselves to control and monopolisation which is why the current system can not cope with the next stage of economic and social evolution.
stampingdragon 9 months ago