Comments by "Wandering Existence" (@WanderingExistence) on "U.S. Constitution vs. Economic Democracy - Economic Update with Richard Wolff" video.

  1. I just want to thank whoever formats the description portion for actually writing a relevant description with hyperlinks to the full video... You have no idea how helpful that is for people who actually want more information. It's a small thing but I really appreciate it. Thank you for doing the work to help increase the access to information about economic democracy.
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  2. As much as I'm in favor of economic democracy, the structure of a republic is very important; Socrates helped prove that with his execution. We don't want to protect the plutocratic minority, but I'm sure most people here would want to protect ethnic and LGBT+ minorities. Creating an unrestrained democracy that can more easily alienate already alienated minorities is definitely a real problem. I think even democratically managed cooperatives should have bylaws to protect individuals.
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  3. Every 2yrs... Vote in your midterms!!! But yeah, I agree we need more access to democracy in our everyday lives.
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  4. Economic democracy is building a system that gives people a vote in their economic lives. Examples of democratic institutions are cooperatives, credit unions (which is really just a cooperative bank), public banks, workers unions, community land trusts. The Evergreen Cooperative was started in Cleveland, Ohio as a laundry service and now has turned many other businesses into cooperatives. "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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  5. ​ @chuckleaf8027 I don't think it matters if a king says well I wouldn't run a country like a democracy.... I don't care. People deserve a vote. You don't deserve to oppress others. You're human just like the rest of us, stop exulting yourself.
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  6.  @chuckleaf8027  Ah, yes, spoken like a true autocrat 👍
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  7.  @chuckleaf8027  Why do you like renting human beings?
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  8. Why can I see that there are 3 replies when I click on the thread... But I only see one comment. I really am tired of the censorship here on YouTube.
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  9. ​ @Punmaster9001 🤦🏼 a Republic is not a form of democracy... It's a form of government structured by laws, and those laws have to be set by a group of humans. Republics have constitutions that then designate how power will be split up. Republics can have democratic institutions, but they don't necessarily have to. If we were a democracy Gore would have won in 2000.
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  10.  @Punmaster9001  Socrates and Plato don't think so... You should read the classics.
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  11.  @blogintonblakley2708  Tell me how democratic corporate lobbying is? Lmao.
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  12.  @Punmaster9001  Hey, look another person who thinks legalized corporate lobbying within the republic is democratic.
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  13.  @blogintonblakley2708  Federalism can happen in democracies and republics 🤦🏼 federalism, confederalism, and unitarian are just a ways of bringing together different groups.
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  14.  @Punmaster9001  Plato's The Republic.... You should read it. Democracy killed Socrates, so Plato wasn't a fan.
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  15.  @Punmaster9001  I'm pretty sure it shows the difference in how both of them are meant to represent the public but a republic has laws that protect the rights of the individual..... You do realize Socrates was executed through democracy vote because he didn't have the right to free speech. I mean if you want to take a very basic glance at both of them yeah they both meant to represent the public, and republics use electoral politics to choose representatives, but they are key differences to each... Especially when most socialists want direct democracy which isn't representative democracy, like you have in a republic. The whole point of the video is talking about how the representative system of a republic does not let direct democracy function- there is a constitution that necessarily stops direct democracy. I've spent over a decade learning about economics, political philosophy, etc.... Don't worry, bud. I understand the difference, maybe you need to read some more political philosophy, because the main point of the video obviously went over your head.
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  16.  @Punmaster9001  lmao, okay, so you learned nothing. Funny how You don't understand the video either 💪 Ignorance is Strength
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