Transcript
0:00 My other argument would be that there hasn't been an opportunity for alternative systems like socialism to pull enough people out of poverty. There hasn't been? There hasn't been enough opportunities for them to succeed. Partly because of the US and I think because capitalist forces and global market insecurities have sabotaged these attempts to do socialism. And this is the problem that I have with so many capitalists. They can't exit their worldview and try to see a world where socialism um could be in place because they don't understand the untapped potential of socialism. I'm a democratic socialist. I think that we need to build forward to the towards that. We should work with the state to instill these reforms and then eventually erode capitalism. And then eventually erode capitalism. This is why I call these people communists. Democratic socialists, if you are in the socialist camp, democratic or otherwise, you you will find most of them are ultimately just communists. They want to abolish private property and and eliminate free enterprise. She said it herself. She's not alone. This is typical. Zoran Doddy said, "We want to ultimately seize the means of production and the only difference is tactics."
Summary
- Alternative systems like socialism have struggled to lift people out of poverty due to external pressures.
- The speaker believes capitalist forces have sabotaged socialist attempts.
- They identify as a democratic socialist, promoting gradual reforms through state collaboration.
- The ultimate goal is to erode capitalism over time.
- The speaker critiques capitalists for their narrow worldview regarding socialism's potential.
- They argue that many democratic socialists share fundamental goals with communists, particularly regarding the abolition of private property.
- The speaker references Zoran Doddy's view on seizing the means of production, highlighting a shared ideological foundation among socialists.