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13338063, Sanders understands capitalism is irredeemable
Posted by Walleye, Thu Jun-13-19 06:59 AM
Warren's swell, but we're not going to fix our problems while still affirming their cause, capitalism's corrupt understanding of human freedom. So a big "fuck yeah" to this speech, and a related "fuck no" to each of these questions. And hot shit on him calling out fascism as well, something that socialism has been uniquely willing to do while liberalism has sat by.

>Are you truly free if you are unable to go to a doctor when
>you are sick, or face financial bankruptcy when you leave the
>hospital?
>
>Are you truly free if you cannot afford the prescription drug
>you need to stay alive?
>
>Are you truly free when you spend half of your limited income
>on housing, and are forced to borrow money from a payday
>lender at 200% interest rates.
>
>Are you truly free if you are 70 years old and forced to work
>because you lack a pension or enough money to retire?
>
>Are you truly free if you are unable to go to attend college
>or a trade school because your family lacks the income?
>
>Are you truly free if you are forced to work 60 or 80 hours a
>week because you can’t find a job that pays a living wage?
>
>Are you truly free if you are a mother or father with a new
>born baby but you are forced to go back to work immediately
>after the birth because you lack paid family leave?
>
>Are you truly free if you are a small business owner or family
>farmer who is driven out by the monopolistic practices of big
>business?
>
>Are you truly free if you are a veteran, who put your life on
>the line to defend this country, and now sleep out on the
>streets?
>
>To me, the answer to those questions, in the wealthiest nation
>on earth, is no, you are not free.