ekklesiagora (62)in #progressivism • 6 years agoRE: Progress & Conservation: A Radical Centrist ManifestoI'm more optimistic than that. Organized labor has disappeared, the proletariat as a political force is dead, but we…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: Social Democracy & Liberal DemocracyYeah, Beto is more of a neoliberal, but neoliberal and social democratic ideology do have notable common features.ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: Social Democracy & Liberal DemocracyThe most talented musicians I know of are poor and have never "been discovered" because they don't have enough money…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: Social Democracy & Liberal DemocracyThe main factor in going from rags to riches is not talent or effort but luck. That's why it's relatively rare. And…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: Social Democracy & Liberal DemocracyIt may be possible to survive in India because food is cheaper, but surviving isn't thriving. I remember having a…ekklesiagora (62)in #fiction • 6 years agoRE: Atlas Shirked Social ResponsibilityI think you have your formula backwards. It should be “keep paying, stop working.” Fully-Automated Luxury Geo-Distributist Social Democracy.ekklesiagora (62)in #conservatism • 6 years agoRE: Conservatism vs. Progressivism: Towards A SynthesisFor the record, I'm advocating a new synthesis that transcends conservatism and progressivism, recognizing the good…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: What a jokeSocial democracy was originally a socialist ideology. In fact, it was basically Marxist but with a democratic…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: What a jokeYou know, it is entirely possible to do social democracy within an anarchist framework. I'm sceptical of full…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: What a jokeIn a gift economy, the exchange isn't even trade. It's a asymmetrical exchange with a loose, non-binding, informal…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: What a jokeA market is a system of trade. Two people exchanging isn't necessarily a market. Informal exchange based on gift…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: What a jokeGift economies aren't markets, unless you are just defining all economies as markets. But then full communism is still…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: What a jokeFuck Marx. Das Kapital is garbage. I suggested a book by an anarchist and anthropologist, not a Marxist.…ekklesiagora (62)in #politics • 6 years agoRE: What a jokeYou should read "Debt: The First 5,000 Years" by the anarchist David Graeber.ekklesiagora (62)in #conservatism • 6 years agoRE: Nostalgia For Traditional ConservatismLet me clarify what I meant by that. So, classical conservatives were critical of capitalism (which they saw as a…ekklesiagora (62)in #conservatism • 6 years agoRE: Nostalgia For Traditional ConservatismJust to clarify, I'm an atheist. So, I don't subscribe to any of these schools of thought. Cernelius van Til, who is…ekklesiagora (62)in #abortion • 6 years agoRE: Against Anti-AbortionismI'm familiar with Graeber's work. His latest book on "Bullshit Jobs" is on my current reading list. I would just say…ekklesiagora (62)in #capitalism • 6 years agoRE: Beyond the Capitalism/Socialism DichotomyThat sort of property is just usufruct. That's not what libertarian socialists oppose. I am not a libertarian…ekklesiagora (62)in #taxation • 6 years agoRE: In Defense of Social Democracy: Contra Ron Paul & ConservatismSocial democracy and democratic socialism were historically one movement. The first social democratic party in Europe…ekklesiagora (62)in #libertarianism • 6 years agoRE: Free Trade vs. Laissez-Faire: Markets and RepublicanismYes, that's why redistribution is necessary for markets to work well for everyone.