Comment by bluGill
2 days ago
The US is not a capitalist society, it is a liberal society. Capitalism is a consequence of that but it isn't the reason.
2 days ago
The US is not a capitalist society, it is a liberal society. Capitalism is a consequence of that but it isn't the reason.
This is completely backwards read Marx. Superstructure (culture, politics) flows from the economic base (there are some important exceptions, but that’s the dominant arrow).
Marx can say what he wants but history itself disagrees.
> read Marx
read Popper
Popper talks about sociology as though it were physics. Unfortunately, competitive games and the subjective belief of people can influence the course of history if the right material conditions are in place. Sometimes you try different things and get different results in different contexts.