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steve lee's avatar

Please allow me to share my perspective along this line of thought.

The Rich (extremely or moderately) can say that their wealth does not stay idle. The invest and develop to keep the economy going and add value to the goods and services that we all receive. They let money make more money and the rest of the people make get the "trickle down" benefit. There are people make money in trading in the market that may not add much value to the goods and services. Be that as it may, they may motivate investors to make money.

When you follow the value, the essential elements that add value to supply and services boil down to labour, equipment and materials. However, without "Labour", equipment and material would not add value to goods and services. Basically, there will be no productivity without the labour component....the working class. It's as simple as that.

"Labour" in a general sense includes management, supervisors as well the front line workers. . This is part of the system and part of the structure.

To me, that is the working class and is the critical component that adds value to a nation's productivity. They should be treated accordingly.

Becky's avatar

I'm glad I found substack. Been trying to find your page. I understand and for a few years frustrated getting the word out. Trying to get others to act. Planning for the worst hoping humanity prevails. Pedophile Nazis run America right now

Adriana's avatar

🎯 again. But yes, many cannot understand what you are talking about. A fish from an ocean reached in a pond…

Alan Forrest Imhoff's avatar

Sorry to break it to ya, bud, but we're all in the working class here, whether we're writin' the checks or cashin' em.

黑猴王 (Black Monkey King)'s avatar

Trump’s America First is more akin to Americans Die First.

Because when this pedophiles led Trump admin puts his donors of fossil fuels-robbing big oil, big god & big tech robber-barons, genocide-Israel, journalists murdering & for 9/11-responsible Saudi Arabia, Fentanyl-dealing dark-net billionaires and a few actual drugs-ring leading South-American billionaire-BFF fake-presidents of Trump first, they are actually only recklessly endangering the lives of everyone in the Americas as Trump is outright poking and inviting all of the USA’s enemies to a world war occurring on the American continents.

What amusingly brain-damaged pedo-morons totally drunk of their falsely perceived “godgiven” military powers indeed…

Mike Hamilton's avatar

Angry Chinese guy.

With all do respect, it’s not a coincidence that a man like yourself from communist China would break down the problems in the u.s. into a

‘ class struggle ‘. it is a reasoned analysis and steeped in Marxist ideology logical And useful. The problem I have with it is that it has not produced results historically without massive violence as a given cost.

Maybe we take a bit of this and that ideology and add some higher Spiritual Wisdom, eliminate the imagined devisions between people and start seeing an alternative to the failed economic models from the past. But perhaps you’re an atheist ? So accessing higher Spiritual Teachings is a non starter for YOU ?

Becky's avatar

Sir, our Chinese commentator definitely understands America better than you with respect of course. I've traveled within and outside the United States. Lived in America my whole life also. He definitely understands. Plus Chinese history is 5,000 years old and he's well versed.

Neil Zhu's avatar

“add higher spiritual wisdom and ideology” - how can you prevent this from turning into violence, especially if you’re talking about Christianity, which has been a very violent religion throughout history?

Ultimately, the old system wants to protect its own wealth and power without sharing with the people. That’s why it fails. And people eventually realize that, in this system, violence is the only language that forces real change. Religion won’t solve or improve the material conditions of the people; religion is a form of control over the people, and it represses the people.

For most Chinese, revolution is not an abstract concept. It’s close, it’s recent, it’s living memory. We did it twice within the last 100 years. And across Chinese history, people have experienced similar cycles again and again. Dynasties rise and fall. In the end, it’s always the people who decide who gets to rule the land.

For Americans, the last time you did it was 250 years ago. Too comfortable, maybe? Too distant from what it actually costs?

Becky's avatar

If Americans would abandon the idea we know everything we could " borrow lessons in history" and get through this faster and with better outcomes. In Nazi Germany they succeeded mostly due to the propaganda working enough to render thousands as " bystanders" they did physically help the nazis by ignoring the fact anything was taking place. Through turning a blind eye the signed their neighbors death certificate. We need all hands on deck. We need people to not only open their eyes but to not be frozen with fear. Action is necessary.

Meg Salter's avatar

I appreciate you talking about class aka income distribution inequality. The military- industrial complex has been propping up USA since the 50s, but I sense may be fracturing in the future. Canada and Europe are moving away from American procurement, as you only buy from allies. House of cards time?

Sydlitz's avatar

If putting one’s nation first is only natural (I am sure it is) then why must Germans say ‘Israel first’?

Mike Hamilton's avatar

Before Country there were Tribes. May as well say Tribe First. That whole justification makes me sick .

People killing others in the name of what ? How about Stupid First ? How about something more formal like Nation States ? Every Nation State has the right to defend itself ( murder others ) . We’ve been there and done that now for thousands of years. Do you think it’s a good model ?