Tag: Socialists

Facebook’s news censorship in Australia: A battle between monopolies

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Facebook’s news censorship in Australia: A battle between monopolies

However, socialists and progressives in the country are wary of taking any sides in what they see as a battle between monopolies. Media outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp hold a monopoly of over 70% of the national print readership. Murdoch is also one of the biggest advocates of the bargaining code, which has also inspired other media corporations around the world.

How FDR Saved Capitalism

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

How FDR Saved Capitalism

Franklin Roosevelt succeeded in undercutting the growth of left-wing political movements in the mid-1930s by adopting much of the rhetoric of the left and co-opting many of its leaders.

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The fact that left-wing parties did not make significant inroads during the Great Depression dramatically demonstrated not only the power of America’s coalitional two-party system to dissuade a national third party but also the deeply antistatist, individualistic character of its electorate.

Related:

Presidential Firepower – How FDR saved capitalism in eight days.

Are Socialists More Like Libertarians Than We’d Prefer To Admit?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Are Socialists More Like Libertarians Than We’d Prefer To Admit?

And I know that however absurd or impossible it sounds, there are a lot of libertarians, leftists, Democratic Socialists, Libertarian Party members, independents, anarchists, conservatives, liberals, and Americans of all or no political affiliations who agree—or, at the very least, think and talk about politics and society in surprisingly similar ways. It can’t hurt for us revolutionaries, whichever side we’re on, to occasionally remember that.
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My commentary:

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