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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

As a socialist economy. The Party for Socialism and Liberation outlines what they believe to be a realistic course of development in their party program. But, in short, it means that the large firms and key industries should be nationalized (as well as the small and medium firms as those grow to levels that central planning works more effectively at), colonized peoples like indigenous and black Americans will take priority, decolonialism will be an important task, as well as working to eliminate imperialism as committed by the US.

A lot of that is easier than it sounds, the US can save a ton of its current productive capacity by nearly eliminating its massivrly over-inflated millitary expenditure, and focus its industrial capacity on re-industrialization, green energy, and necessary infrastructure improvements like high speed rail.

Democracy will also be extended to the economy. Local governments will have ballot initiatives that can be voted on, there will be strict control of private capital (as long as it still exists) with regards to political freedom and influence. The central government will focus more on economic planning, likely copying something like the Five Year Plan model, to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive shift from a heavily fossil-fuel and car-centric financialized economy into a green, industrialized, socialist economy.

Obviously, queer rights, women's rights, and minority rights will be expanded and absolute. Education, healthcare, and even housing can be made eventually to be free at point of service. Employment will be expanded through government infrastructure programs, training, and other important factors for social mobility.

In rural and poor areas, there will be special attention. Impoverished communities will recieve massive infrastructure expansion, fixing, and job training so as to boost these economies and improve their life metrics. This will be similar to what China did to fix their gap in rural and urban development.

That's all general, and fairly abstract, because it must be until we get there. Join an org like PSL. Read theory, here's an introductory Marxist-Leninist reading list I made, targetting radicalized but new leftists. A better world is possible! ☭

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Correct ☭

[–] diverging@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

I don't know how it should be, but it will probably be restructured as a theocracy.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How about you be a European colony again for a few decades? Just to get on your feet again, take it easy for a while. You can be on our health insurance plan. Eventually , if you're very good, you might even be allowed to join properly, just like your next door neighbour up the street.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How about we end not just US imperialism, but also European imperialism, once and for all?

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But we're the good guys in this. Comparatively.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not really. The US Empire may have hegemony, but Western Europe is a willing participant in that imperialism, and is a major benefactor of it. When the nicer quality of life in Western Europe depends on the same system of imperialism that the US benefits from, it still requires vast exploitation of the global south.

Better to end imperialism in general and move on beyond capitalism to socialism, so humanity can finally begin to move forwards collectively.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We're not being entirely serious here, you know? Besides, fuck having to take care of a whole ass colony of people with too many guns.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You never know, European Nationalism is on the rise, especially on Lemmy in recent months after that one Reddit drama.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I have no idea what drama happens on Reddit. I'm just here eating popcorn and shitposting, awaiting the imminent fall of Western civilisation as a whole as the US drags us all down with it.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fair, but it also gives an opportunity for socialism and finally escaping this capitalist hell.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wish I could share your optimism and enthusiasm.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

I gotta have revolutionary optimism. If I let doomerism take hold, I'd never be happy.

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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