Message from @Deleted User
Discord ID: 504182378462314497
Some republics sucked
@Jacob it's all good lol
At least with a republic, you can theoretically change the leadership if they do poorly
the 10th century model had a lot of popular support
progressive taxes
strong army because of progressive taxes
soldiers and thier families received tax-free lands for service
that they would cultivate
decentralized army into themes enabled quick responses to problems with the empire
Again that's a totally different era when people were content owning small farms and there was ample land to give away but I digress
america has ample land
in modern times, this would look like ... wiat for it ... national syndicalism
@DairyMaxx are you NorCal or SoCal?
classes working together, not against
Not unless you're suggesting seizing arable land and redistributing it, we don't. We're already depleting our water with excessive agriculture out west. And most people wouldn't want to just be farmers nor could the economy function if they were
@Freiheit - CA SoCal
Recently changed my @
K
factories can be owned equally by the bourgousie and the working class
When do I get my 2nd interview?
the financial institutions regulated
this would be a stable system. And ik i'm too much of a brainlet to understand all the details of byzantine economics, but there is a reason why the eastern roman empire lasted over 1000 years
Ultimately, the economic system can be adapted to a political system, but the bigger concern is getting a political system people would consider legitimate
I have a question. What improvements can be made to capitalism? Or does capitalism have an inherent flaw that cant be avoided?
Adiós mi <#481597551272001546>
👋
Capitalism (as in private ownership) is good, but we need to regulate corporations so that they serve the national interest (eg environmental regulations, trust busting, no porn industry, etc)
I totally agree^
Some regulation is good
>having corporations
capitalism has a fundamental flaw: it relies on a human vice to function. namely greed.
nazbol spotted
Capitalism's flaws are the flaws of ordinary people. Capitalism supplies whatever they demand. The fundamental issue with it then is mostly cultural. Take healthcare costs, for example. If people had healthy lifestyles instead of rampant obesity, they wouldn't be sky high
Agreed. It could even be compared to democracy. If America was a 100% democracy slavery would never have been outlawed and the civil war wouldn't have happened
I would argue that's capitalism's most brilliant feature. It doesn't fight human nature (greed), but rather it channels it into productivity
@Deleted User If Niko doesn't have time I might be able to do it
but would you not agree that greed is a vice that we should curb?
Capitalisms most brilliant feature is having never been tried
If we fixed the media and got it to stop promoting degenerate things, the public would demand different goods and the market would provide. The media is ultimately the root of most problems today, imo
capitalism promotes greed (whcih you conceded), yet you blame the media?
Greed is the essence of capitalism.. however, greed can lead to enormous generosity. Some people realize they have too much and tend to give a lot to others... but I would argue it is few and far between. Most want to stack as much as they can.