Inalienist
@inalienist.bsky.social
YouTuber interested in politics, economics, political philosophy, political theory, ethical/moral philosophy
https://www.youtube.com/@inalienist
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Inalienist
@inalienist.bsky.social
· Dec 3
What if every company was a democratic worker co-op? Exploring economic democracy ⚖️
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Imagine a world where every company is run democratically by its workers. What if we aligned responsibility and rights to create a fairer economy?
#EconomicDemocracy is an alternative to today's economic system that seeks to build such a world
youtube.com/shorts/o2aQ3...
#capitalism #philosophy
#EconomicDemocracy is an alternative to today's economic system that seeks to build such a world
youtube.com/shorts/o2aQ3...
#capitalism #philosophy
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What a Canadian ownership agenda should really look like.
Canadians can't really be masters in our own home if that home is owned by a US hedge fund run by one of Trump's allies.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Canadians can't really be masters in our own home if that home is owned by a US hedge fund run by one of Trump's allies.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Mark Carney’s economic agenda misses something vital
So far, the prime minister's strategy for Canadians to own more of our economy is thin.
www.thestar.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Actual democracy would include democracy in the workplace, which capitalism tries to kill at every angle.
June 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Actual democracy would include democracy in the workplace, which capitalism tries to kill at every angle.
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imo democracy in society is easier to exercise when you have democracy in the workplace, because like anything else, it's easier when you understand a process on a fundamental and personal level to exercise it elsewhere
question for the liberal mind: Can inequality be resolved within a system that depends on private ownership of the means of production? Can democracy function when the economy is undemocratic?
June 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
imo democracy in society is easier to exercise when you have democracy in the workplace, because like anything else, it's easier when you understand a process on a fundamental and personal level to exercise it elsewhere
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Carl Christ, an economist, testified to Congress the following:
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Carl Christ, an economist, testified to Congress the following:
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
"Now it is time to state the conditions under which private property and free contract will lead to an optimal allocation of resources.... The institution of private property and free contract as we know it is modified to
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Economic democracy is obviously *required* to sustain a political one, because without it the people with the money will constantly try to destroy political democracy.
June 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Economic democracy is obviously *required* to sustain a political one, because without it the people with the money will constantly try to destroy political democracy.
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my favorite is when they actually bore into the logic behind their own existential fear a little and reveal that the ‘collapse of democracy’ they fear is leftist policies will prove too popular so people will never elect rightwingers again
June 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
my favorite is when they actually bore into the logic behind their own existential fear a little and reveal that the ‘collapse of democracy’ they fear is leftist policies will prove too popular so people will never elect rightwingers again
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Love to see every single private equity/asset management company expropriated, the businesses it owns converted to worker co-ops, shares handed over to worker collectives in the relevant firms, and real estate turned over to local land trusts managed by the residents.
“We’ve Been Sold a Story That Isn’t Remotely True”: How Private-Equity Billionaires Killed the American Dream
@issielapowsky.bsky.social talks to @greenwell.bsky.social about her new book, "Bad Company"
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
@issielapowsky.bsky.social talks to @greenwell.bsky.social about her new book, "Bad Company"
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
“We’ve Been Sold a Story That Isn’t Remotely True”: How Private-Equity Billionaires Killed the American Dream
In her new book, ‘Bad Company,’ journalist Megan Greenwell shows how the secretive industry has insinuated itself into average Americans’ lives.
www.vanityfair.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Love to see every single private equity/asset management company expropriated, the businesses it owns converted to worker co-ops, shares handed over to worker collectives in the relevant firms, and real estate turned over to local land trusts managed by the residents.
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There’s a connection here as to why Trump supporters believe the country should be run like a business - autocratically, with the working class unable to affect outcomes to their benefit.
So when you hear someone say they’re against unionization, understand that they’re against democracy as well.
So when you hear someone say they’re against unionization, understand that they’re against democracy as well.
Capitalism’s employer-employee contract is inherently anti-democratic because it’s alienation-based, unlike delegation-based contracts that democracy favors. In an employment contract, the employer manages the firm in their own name, not as a delegate of the workers.
June 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There’s a connection here as to why Trump supporters believe the country should be run like a business - autocratically, with the working class unable to affect outcomes to their benefit.
So when you hear someone say they’re against unionization, understand that they’re against democracy as well.
So when you hear someone say they’re against unionization, understand that they’re against democracy as well.
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the refusal of center left institutional types to recognize that sometimes they're the ones who have to compromise in an election makes me really mad
the people who I find myself allied with when they're right about electoral compromise won't do it when the shoe is on the other foot
the people who I find myself allied with when they're right about electoral compromise won't do it when the shoe is on the other foot
June 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
the refusal of center left institutional types to recognize that sometimes they're the ones who have to compromise in an election makes me really mad
the people who I find myself allied with when they're right about electoral compromise won't do it when the shoe is on the other foot
the people who I find myself allied with when they're right about electoral compromise won't do it when the shoe is on the other foot
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While i oppose market economies and much prefer Democratically Planned economies alongside Participatory Worker Cooperatives to eliminate the possibility of the accumulation of capital, this could still help people learn who are caught up on the notion of markets.
Imagine a world where every company is run democratically by its workers. What if we aligned responsibility and rights to create a fairer economy?
#EconomicDemocracy is an alternative to today's economic system that seeks to build such a world
youtube.com/shorts/o2aQ3...
#capitalism #philosophy
#EconomicDemocracy is an alternative to today's economic system that seeks to build such a world
youtube.com/shorts/o2aQ3...
#capitalism #philosophy
What if every company was a democratic worker co-op? Exploring economic democracy ⚖️
YouTube video by Inalienist
youtube.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
While i oppose market economies and much prefer Democratically Planned economies alongside Participatory Worker Cooperatives to eliminate the possibility of the accumulation of capital, this could still help people learn who are caught up on the notion of markets.
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Before discussing politics, I like to administer _The Test_.
The Test is simple, and should be easy to pass, simply ask:
"Which is more important:
1. Human Rights
2. Property Rights"
There is one unambiguous, simple, correct answer. If they fail The Test, I don't talk politics with them.
The Test is simple, and should be easy to pass, simply ask:
"Which is more important:
1. Human Rights
2. Property Rights"
There is one unambiguous, simple, correct answer. If they fail The Test, I don't talk politics with them.
June 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Before discussing politics, I like to administer _The Test_.
The Test is simple, and should be easy to pass, simply ask:
"Which is more important:
1. Human Rights
2. Property Rights"
There is one unambiguous, simple, correct answer. If they fail The Test, I don't talk politics with them.
The Test is simple, and should be easy to pass, simply ask:
"Which is more important:
1. Human Rights
2. Property Rights"
There is one unambiguous, simple, correct answer. If they fail The Test, I don't talk politics with them.
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yo we heard you like democracy so we put it in the economy and the workplace
June 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
yo we heard you like democracy so we put it in the economy and the workplace
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A "liberal" intelligentsia that sees @liberalcurrents.com as too dangerously radical is simply not going to make it, in any sense.
Liberal Currents mentioned as...a leftist blaming liberals? <cleans glasses and rereads>
June 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A "liberal" intelligentsia that sees @liberalcurrents.com as too dangerously radical is simply not going to make it, in any sense.
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One major problem with utilitarianism is that it can't rule out a totalitarian society where people have been indoctrinated to prefer their oppression. Utilitarians, who see freedom as an instrumental end, aren't defenders of liberty
#Ethics #Philosophy #Economics #Capitalism #Utilitarian
#Ethics #Philosophy #Economics #Capitalism #Utilitarian
June 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
One major problem with utilitarianism is that it can't rule out a totalitarian society where people have been indoctrinated to prefer their oppression. Utilitarians, who see freedom as an instrumental end, aren't defenders of liberty
#Ethics #Philosophy #Economics #Capitalism #Utilitarian
#Ethics #Philosophy #Economics #Capitalism #Utilitarian
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We need to protect undocumented people from ICE.
Undocumented people should become State Citizens. Here’s an example of qualifications benefits.
Undocumented people should become State Citizens. Here’s an example of qualifications benefits.
June 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We need to protect undocumented people from ICE.
Undocumented people should become State Citizens. Here’s an example of qualifications benefits.
Undocumented people should become State Citizens. Here’s an example of qualifications benefits.
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There is no need to have a society of owners and workers. There is no need to have a society of exploiters and exploited. (And no, just because gray areas exist does not justify the overall system)
June 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
There is no need to have a society of owners and workers. There is no need to have a society of exploiters and exploited. (And no, just because gray areas exist does not justify the overall system)
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There is no need to live in an economy explicitly based on economic class division.
June 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
There is no need to live in an economy explicitly based on economic class division.
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We need a constitutional amendment requiring that all media and social media entities (including this one) be organized as worker coops. This would help to ensure that the interests of the community prevail over the profit motive. apnews.com/article/abc-...
ABC's Terry Moran is suspended following his social media post calling Trump and Miller haters
ABC News has suspended veteran correspondent Terry Moran for a since-deleted social media post calling Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world class hater.”
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We need a constitutional amendment requiring that all media and social media entities (including this one) be organized as worker coops. This would help to ensure that the interests of the community prevail over the profit motive. apnews.com/article/abc-...
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hot take: passports should exist and borders shouldn’t prevent you travelling.
why does my spawn point dictate where i can and can’t live?
why does my spawn point dictate where i can and can’t live?
June 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
hot take: passports should exist and borders shouldn’t prevent you travelling.
why does my spawn point dictate where i can and can’t live?
why does my spawn point dictate where i can and can’t live?
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Co-ops are how we bring democracy to the workplace.
June 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Co-ops are how we bring democracy to the workplace.
#Economics is deeply flawed as it doesn’t aim to accurately describe how the economy functions, even in idealized scenarios. Metaphors are considered profound truths, while simple facts about property rights are viewed as superficial. Economics relies on controversial ethical assumptions.
June 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
#Economics is deeply flawed as it doesn’t aim to accurately describe how the economy functions, even in idealized scenarios. Metaphors are considered profound truths, while simple facts about property rights are viewed as superficial. Economics relies on controversial ethical assumptions.
Amartya Sen's liberal paradox shows a tension between collective efficiency and individual freedom/ #liberalism.
Essentially, it states that there is a contradiction between the following principles.
1. If everyone prefers A over B, A is socially preferable to B.
Essentially, it states that there is a contradiction between the following principles.
1. If everyone prefers A over B, A is socially preferable to B.
June 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amartya Sen's liberal paradox shows a tension between collective efficiency and individual freedom/ #liberalism.
Essentially, it states that there is a contradiction between the following principles.
1. If everyone prefers A over B, A is socially preferable to B.
Essentially, it states that there is a contradiction between the following principles.
1. If everyone prefers A over B, A is socially preferable to B.