Comments by "Wandering Existence" (@WanderingExistence) on "The Jimmy Dore Show" channel.

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  12.  @Jordan-tq2jc  Socialism is not about "centralization". Marxist-Leninism uses centralization, but that's just one type of socialism. Socialism is workers control of the means of production, or basically economic democracy. There is no "one" socialism but notion is expressed in many forms, just like capitalism has many forms. There are democratic socialists, who usually want a smooth reformist push toward a democratic government and a democratic economy. Orwell, MLK jr, and Enistien were all notable democratic socialists, and they all where strongly opposed to authoritarianism. Noam Chomsky is an anarcho-syndicalist (like Dennis from Monty Python), which means he doesn't like the government and he wants trade unions to seize control of production. Marxist-Leninists see centralization and state authoritarianism as necessary to abolish private property. To summarize, socialism doesn't mean government centralization and calling FED actions "socialist" is fallacious. Personally, I've been interested in a grassroots movement called the Next System Project. They have devised a way to keep production local for key anchor institutions and contract service to cooperatives. They have helped multiple cities struggling with job loss due to factory closures in the US and UK. In addition to trade unions, collectives, public banks, credit unions, community land trusts, CSA's, and many other democratically controlled institutions can work together to create democratic networks outside the market, I think this can be a viable strategy to give people the autonomy over their work. I believe economic democracy is the only way people who work for the economy will have the economy work for them, their families, and the planet too.
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