@Rainberry I'm still working on my response to your post. I'll also thank you again for taking the time to post it. It'll be some time before my response can do it justice, but I'm getting there.
What I'd really, really like to hear from somebody -- anybody -- is how you can support Donald Trump's reelection. This isn't a rhetorical question meant to insult Trump backers either. I just...I don't understand. Please, if anyone is genuinely a fan of our president and wants to see him reelected, please just tell me why. I'm sure you have good reasons, and I'd like to share my ideas with you as well.
If "left" means an actual shift in U. S. politics away from authoritarianism and capitalism then, yes, a shift to the left would be wonderful.
Second, capitalism is awful. It is, in fact, completely antithetical to democracy. We spend about one third of our lifetimes at work. It's also the source of our well-being; you have to earn wages for a living. And yet, nearly every company is run like a mini dictatorship. Your boss tells you what to do, and you must do it. If you don't, you get fired and lose your livelihood. There is no debate, there is no compromise, their is no understanding.
Please share a political example of what you consider a good example of a government you want to live under. What do you call this political system you like and what country currently uses it?
All typical anti-capitalism criticisms for sure. You alluded to but didn't mention income inequality.
But I also have to say, what world do you live in?
Capitalism and hard work helped make America what it is. It helped us modernize and grow at an insane rate and allow for everyone to enjoy a prosperity that had never been seen in the world. Sure there are things to improve, but your solution of getting rid of capitalism is not the answer at all.
I'm also sorry if you have a boss that treats you like that. I don't know anyone who works in any company or business that is like that. Even big corporations, at the local level, people build relations and care for one another. If they can help a fellow co-worker out they will.
I will say it is crap that people can work full time or even part time, and still not have a comfortable life style. But that may be the issue, what do we define as "comfortable?" Are we still trying to attain the boomer middle class lifestyle as comfortable? The lifestyle most people in the work force today grew up in? Maybe we need to redefine what a "comfortable lifestyle" is and not base it on the past? Maybe a suburban home, a fence, and a car isn't the right image anymore?
I don't think a jarring shift to the left will help at all... If anything it might make things worse. We need to draw people on the left and right back towards the center. We need politicians that will actually communicate with each other over issues and find a common ground solution that's best for the people not the party.Capitalism gives people an opportunity to create their own company. There must be leadership in a company in order for the company to function, tasks are given to people and they must be fulfilled. If tasks are being fulfilled then the chance of being fired is low. If tasks aren't being fulfilled then the chance of being fired is high. That's to be expected. People who do not do the job that they are hired to do should be terminated. The person who created the company should have full control over the company. The free market gives people an opportunity to create their own business... The alternative is giving full control of the economy to the government. Turning all these mini dictatorships into a full blown dictatorship.If an employee isn't happy with their job, they should find another job that they'll enjoy or take a chance and create their own business. Unions also exist to protect employees from being terminated unfairly.