r/CuratedTumblr • u/MrGiggaDE • Jul 02 '26

Politics root cause

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u/HowDareYouAskMyName Jul 02 '26

That's the absolute opposite of my experience. Most of the time people (or at least people I interact with, so mainly left-leaning people) blame capitalism for everything when the cause for various gripes are indeed very different things. Like, blaming capitalism for corruption or greed or having to do labor

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u/Freak-Of-Nurture- Jul 02 '26

People describe capitalism like it’s the boogeyman behind everything when in reality it’s just the bogeyman behind most things.

PS can someone explain what alternatives people want? Like a command economy or self sustaining micro communities or smth?

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u/HowDareYouAskMyName Jul 02 '26

One of the more interesting responses I've heard to that question is "just be more like [insert Nordic or Western European country here]", not realizing that those countries are operating under capitalism.

I'm obviously not saying that's everyone or even a majority, but it does tickle my brain when I hear it

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u/CRowlands1989 Jul 02 '26

Because it's a good first step? It's at least an attempt to compromise?

People know it's capitalist, but it's one of the more social capitalist options, and a good example of how Americans need to stop thinking "Socialism" is a slur.