Upstream [TEASER] Four Ways to Be Anticapitalist
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Jan 7, 2025 Dive into a lively discussion on the tactics of anti-capitalism, where strategies to smash, tame, escape, and erode capitalism are laid out. The speakers contemplate the relevance of Marxism today and delve into the stark realities of persistent poverty amid technological growth. They dissect the complexities of capitalism’s contradictions and explore how historical lessons can inform future economic models. Prepare for a thought-provoking journey through revolutionary ideas and the fragility of reform in the capitalist landscape.
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Soviet Achievements
- The Soviet Union rapidly industrialized, raising industrial production to 80% of US levels.
- It ensured free education, healthcare, and subsidized basic necessities, unlike the West.
Soviet Citizen Satisfaction
- Despite reaching only a fraction of US living standards, Soviet citizens reported high job satisfaction.
- Most citizens favored price controls and opposed private property, even by 1990.
Soviet Economic Woes
- Centralization wasn't the Soviet Union's core economic problem, the second economy was.
- This underground market, with self-serving interests, undermined the socialist sector.
