Rural West Virginia town voted 76 percent for Trump — now it’s starving

Started by K-Dog Oct 13, 2026, 12:50 PM

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Quote from: TDoS on Oct 12, 2026, 03:28 PMIs the Nordic example of capitalism the best example of the "socialism" that you and K-Dog think will work? Or do you have an example from somewhere in the past half a millenia or so you would prefer, Dunbar number plus of course.
The Nordic model is unstable and owners will over time usurp the will of the workers.  And that is exactly what is happening there now.

Ownership of Capital Equals Power: Under the Nordic model, the primary means of production remain privately owned. As long as private ownership exists, the capitalist class retains structural leverage over state policy and things are never 50/50.  The ownership class maintains a small advantage in the most equitable of situations.  Over time that sliver of advantage grows into...

Into the shit we have now.

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