Comments by "Wandering Existence" (@WanderingExistence) on "Ask Prof Wolff: Why Can't We Imagine Moving Past Capitalism?" video.

@chuckleaf8027 You've clearly never heard of the term 'democratic republic' before.... Congratulations on failing middle school social studies
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Personally, I've been interested in two grassroots groups called the Next System Project and the Democracy Collaborative. They have devised a way to keep production local and contract service to cooperatives, called the Preston Model. They have helped multiple cities struggling with job loss due to factory closures build back their communities, in the US and UK. In addition, 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 to create an economy that doesn't reduce people, their governments, and the environment to a monetary value. 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. This way of revitalizing communities by building community wealth has helped many communities all over the globe, and it is utilized by the UK labor party and touted by Jeremy Corbyn. Preston, Lancashire became the most improved city in the UK because of community wealth building. Not to mention, much of the progress in labor rights has been due to union's collective power. The thing that draws my conviction to the movement is that I can see it now, helping empower people to live happier, healthier, and wealthier lives.
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@chuckleaf8027 🤦🏼 It's a constitutional republic that established a democratic electoral process. Get over it. The Constitution doesn't use the word "separation of church and state" but it uses different words to convey the same meaning.
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@chuckleaf8027 You do realize that a republic is just a government of laws for the public... There has to be a way of establishing those laws- constitution is the main law that then dictates other laws are created through representative democracy 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼 Those terms aren't mutually exclusive. P.S. I believe in a republican form of government and democratic socialism.... Lol, but of course that's probably going to confuse the hell out of you because you don't know basic political and economic terms.
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@chuckleaf8027 There are many ways of creating Democratic socialism but one way that helps keep production local and contract service to cooperatives, is called the Preston Model. It has helped multiple cities struggling with job loss due to factory closures build back their communities, in the US and UK. In addition, 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 to create an economy that doesn't reduce people, their governments, and the environment to a monetary value. 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. This way of revitalizing communities by building community wealth has helped many communities all over the globe, and it is utilized by the UK labor party and touted by Jeremy Corbyn. Preston, Lancashire became the most improved city in the UK because of community wealth building. Not to mention, much of the progress in labor rights has been due to union's collective power. The thing that draws my conviction to the movement is that I can see it now, helping empower people to live happier, healthier, and wealthier lives.
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