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Indigenous Americans survived using this method longer than capitalism has been around. Then there was a genocide. Pre Hanseatic league Europe likewise had evo
by socialismisok 4y ago
Indigenous Americans survived using this method longer than capitalism has been around. Then there was a genocide.
Pre Hanseatic league Europe likewise had evolutions of non improvident markets stretching for hundreds of years, when capitalism took over.
Ujaama was attempted to be started up right before a brutal oil crisis, and Western attitudes towards a successful and progressive Africa were hardly complementary.
Spanish independents faced Stalin literally marching on them. No tiny state can survive one of the world powers deciding you are done.
None of these failed due to their governments, and many existed for much, much longer than capitalism has.
Besides, my assertion was that other models were possible, and I think I've demonstrated that yes, such models have successfully existed for decades or centuries.
- refurb 4y agoYou’re comparing systems that existed centuries ago to modern life. I mean I have no doubt a “gifting economy” works great as nomadic hunters. But I prefer my antibiotics and cancer treatments.
- socialismisok 4y agoSpanish anarchist communities were less than a century ago, and there are people who practice these ideals and still have access to healthcare today. They aren't nations, of course. But it's possible at a moderate scale.