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What do you mean by "left wing systems"? And do they wield power through any other means than capitalism? In America, at least, I do not see any significantly

• WalterBright 6y ago
  > What do you mean by "left wing systems"? Non-capitalist ones. > And do they wield power through any other means than capitalism? Sure. For an obvious example, see public sector unions. For another, NASA. The public school system. In the news lately are the police interests. The military. Organized religion. They wield considerable political power via controlling large voting blocks. Other means historically used are military power. The end of the Roman republic is an obvious example, but the historical examples are endless. (Even in the US, George Washington was offered a military dictatorship, but turned it down.) None of these are capitalist, and all are present in non-capitalist systems. The idea that under non-capitalism there wouldn't be powerful special interests is hopelessly untrue.
  • KozmoNau7 6y ago
    Wielding political power by virtue of being a large number of voters is literally what democracy is. Unless you somehow think these people are somehow deluded or being manipulated or simply wrong because they do not agree with your political views, the ideal of democracy must be to have as large a part of the population as possible involved in politics and voting as possible.