Hillary and Obama are not socialists.
Like any complex political idea, socialism means different things to different people. But there are core concepts in socialist politics that are easy to identify, including
--worker control over the nature and conditions of their work
--collective ownership of the major capital assets of the society, the means of production
--And an egalitarian distribution of the wealth of a society.
s with any complex political idea, socialism means different things to different people. But there are core concepts in socialist politics that are easy to identify, including (1) worker control over the nature and conditions of their work; (2) collective ownership of the major capital assets of the society, the means of production; and (3) an egalitarian distribution of the wealth of a society.
Obama has never argued for such principles, and in fact consistently argues against them, as do virtually all politicians who are visible in mainstream U.S. politics. This is hardly surprising, given the degree to which our society is dominated by corporations, the primary institution through which capitalism operates.
Obama or Hillary are not only not a socialists, There are not even particularly progressive capitalist.
They have never argued for such principles, and in fact have consistently argued against them, as do virtually all politicians who are visible in mainstream U.S. politics.
This is hardly surprising, given the degree to which our society is dominated by corporations, the primary institution through which capitalism operates.
Capitalism is not only inhuman and anti-democratic....
it’s also unsustainable, and if we don’t come to terms with that one, not much else matters.
Capitalism is an economic system based on the concept of unlimited growth, yet we live on a finite planet.
Capitalism is, quite literally, crazy.
