• Ace T'Ken@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    You are casting a broad (and incorrect) net over a wide swath of people.

    I would make none of those arguments you proposed.

    I have a very strong environmental bent. I feel the world should be made uncomfortable now to avoid apocalypse. I would break apart mon- di- and even tri- opolies. I would overhaul the copyright system to enhance competition specifically because we’re in a period where small companies are not capable or competing in the arenas that megacorps do. I would remove loopholes from tax and legal laws.

    I would enforce corporations cleaning up after their messes. If that cleanup is too expensive for them to bear, then they should not be making those messes to begin with.

    I would also refuse immigration from countries with more population than can be supported. I would push for a more cyclical global economy instead of relying on inter-governmental debt spirals. I would implement UBI.

    I meet none of the standards you have laid out.

    Who are you to tell me what I am, other than confidently incorrect?

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      1 year ago

      That ain’t centrism, that’s neoliberalism. Go forth and be the best neoliberal you can be, I guess. But when the chuds start calling you a socialist, for proposing what seems reasonable to you, don’t back down!

      • Ace T'Ken@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Maybe, but I wouldn’t use the label. I want them to fight the ideas, not dismiss the label. Makes for better conversation.