RE: " ... white men benefited from the tools of authoritarianism being used to maintain their privileged positions in family, business, and society."
On of their "tools of authoritarianism," which you didn't call out here, is our "free market" fundamentalist economic system. This authoritarian economic tool protects and empowers our anti…
RE: " ... white men benefited from the tools of authoritarianism being used to maintain their privileged positions in family, business, and society."
On of their "tools of authoritarianism," which you didn't call out here, is our "free market" fundamentalist economic system. This authoritarian economic tool protects and empowers our anti-democratic oligarchs. Auhoritarian oligarchs have been able to pick most justices on SCOTUS. They totally own the GQP and too many members of the Democratic Party. This has given anti-democratic oligarchs control of state and national legislation. They are writting laws for their benefit. They are growing their power and wealth via oligopolies and stock buy backs. One of those oligopolies is our "Free Press," or MSM. Their economic power and only be matched by massive voter participation.
Our "free market" fundamentalist economic system, like slavery and feudalism, is authoritarian by definition. There are the 1%, who own and manipulate this authoritarian economic system to their exclusive benefit. Throughout our history, oligarch greed has always maximized economic inequality and abused the 99%. This was true under British colonialism, American slavery, American Industrialists, and now by oligarchs of American Dirty Energy, banks, Wall Street, and High Tech.
As Professor Richard Wolff says, "We can do better than capitalism." Capitalism grew out of the failures of Feudalism. Now we need to thoughtfully determine the next better system to replace "Cannibal Capitalism:"
RE: " ... white men benefited from the tools of authoritarianism being used to maintain their privileged positions in family, business, and society."
On of their "tools of authoritarianism," which you didn't call out here, is our "free market" fundamentalist economic system. This authoritarian economic tool protects and empowers our anti-democratic oligarchs. Auhoritarian oligarchs have been able to pick most justices on SCOTUS. They totally own the GQP and too many members of the Democratic Party. This has given anti-democratic oligarchs control of state and national legislation. They are writting laws for their benefit. They are growing their power and wealth via oligopolies and stock buy backs. One of those oligopolies is our "Free Press," or MSM. Their economic power and only be matched by massive voter participation.
Our "free market" fundamentalist economic system, like slavery and feudalism, is authoritarian by definition. There are the 1%, who own and manipulate this authoritarian economic system to their exclusive benefit. Throughout our history, oligarch greed has always maximized economic inequality and abused the 99%. This was true under British colonialism, American slavery, American Industrialists, and now by oligarchs of American Dirty Energy, banks, Wall Street, and High Tech.
As Professor Richard Wolff says, "We can do better than capitalism." Capitalism grew out of the failures of Feudalism. Now we need to thoughtfully determine the next better system to replace "Cannibal Capitalism:"
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