![]() ![]() Over governance, a free, adversarial press, transparent government, equal treatment under law, andĪggressive climate change action. (11) We seek global peace, economic justice, democratic say Most of itsĮvils-useless production and consumption, grinding poverty and economicĪnxiety, endless war, a two-tiered system of justice, foot-dragging on ourĬlimate emergency-can be traced to the root evil of PLUTOCRACY, which our Wasteful and destructive version we have needs a RADICAL overhaul. (10) While we're neutral on the theoretical merits ofĬapitalism, we agree with Naomi Klein that the wildly inegalitarian, wildly You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow." Perhaps John Lennon put it best: "If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, Idea of overthrowing capitalism is accompanied by any suggestion of violence. Merits of capitalism, as a POPULIST movement, we must avoid soundingĪnti-capitalist when addressing the mainstream. (9) While our movement has room for disagreements about the The best system are airy theorizing, a pure waste of breath. Have-and REGAIN CONTROL OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA-all arguments about what's Unless we rein in the wildly dysfunctional version of global CRONY capitalism we Has room for people to disagree about the merits of capitalism itself. (8) We are neither pro- nor anti-capitalism. Minimum of these goods for ALL members of a society. Wealth must be produced and distributed in ways that ensure a decent Reliable news reporting, and reasonable leisure CANNOT function as democraticĬitizens. Without education, safe communities, freedom from constant economic anxiety, Government and media in ways that menace everyone's well-being. Concentration of wealth in few hands provably allows purchase of (7) Vast inequalities of wealth are incompatible withĭemocracy. The very idea-whatever a pro-plutocracy Supreme Court ruled-is INSANE,Īnd is incompatible with functional, let alone decent, human societies. May tax heavily by current standards, but it's NOT about expropriation. Those whose productive efforts specially benefit the common good government ButĬlearly, law must defend reasonable wealth society grants as an incentive to Power, not more, because their wealth already gives them enormous social power and media control. The idea of checks and balances suggests the rich should have LESS political (5) Money must NEVER be allowed to buy government. ![]()
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