Comments by "Wandering Existence" (@WanderingExistence) on "We Went To a Trump Rally: What We Heard Will Shock You | Ft. John Russell" video.

I bet most of these people would love the autonomy that cooperatives and community land trusts give to their members instead of big government and big corporations using people. Funny thing, that's basically democratic socialism 🤪
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@1MarkKeller There's a couple groups that are working on socialist ideas without calling them socialist. It's been called the Cleveland model or the Preston model, and technically a "Pluralistic Commonwealth", but ultimately it's a vision of forming democratic socialism. There are a couple think tanks called The Democracy Collaborative and The Next System Project that have worked in communities like Cleveland, US and Preston, UK to rebuild communities by building institutions that create community wealth. Cooperatives, community land trusts, public banks are all integrated institutions that when working together can create big changes for the better in people's daily lives. "In the 11 years since then, Evergreen Cooperatives has added three more cooperatives to its ranks, growing from two companies with a total of 18 workers in 2010 to five companies with approximately 320 workers. Those workers are paid 20 to 25 percent higher than employees at the cooperative’s competitors. “Our average pay rate is close to $15,” says John McMicken, CEO of Evergreen Cooperative Initiative. “But when you take profit sharing into account, which could equate to $4 to $5 an hour, we’re hoping that we have a shot at breaking the $20 an hour ‘blended rate,’ if you will.” In 2019, the average compensation at Evergreen Cooperative Laundry was around $18 per hour." - Despite a Rocky Start, Cleveland Model for Worker Co-ops Stands Test of Time, by Brandon Duong
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