On first thought I wanted to say private property, for private property ownership is in my view the core characteristic of capitalism. But fighting against private property feels as nebulous and undefined as fighting against capitalism itself, and in itself requires a complete paradigm change in order to happen at the necessary scale.
I think fighting against individualism and for community and cooperation is a much more pragmatic option. In working together to achieve the otherwise impossible, we can set the stage for a new socio-economic paradigm, while also improving people’s lives in the present and immediate future. This can be something as simple as community gardens or neighbourhood mutual aid groups. One of the biggest lies capitalism has forced into our brains is that it has to be everyone for themselves. Over the course of human history that’s never been true, and never will be.
On first thought I wanted to say private property, for private property ownership is in my view the core characteristic of capitalism. But fighting against private property feels as nebulous and undefined as fighting against capitalism itself, and in itself requires a complete paradigm change in order to happen at the necessary scale.
I think fighting against individualism and for community and cooperation is a much more pragmatic option. In working together to achieve the otherwise impossible, we can set the stage for a new socio-economic paradigm, while also improving people’s lives in the present and immediate future. This can be something as simple as community gardens or neighbourhood mutual aid groups. One of the biggest lies capitalism has forced into our brains is that it has to be everyone for themselves. Over the course of human history that’s never been true, and never will be.