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1. Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 11:29:25 UTC Danyl Strype

   • kaniini
   • The Literorrery
   • David DiPaola
   @dvddpl @literorrery @kaniini yup, something called bread and circuses (carrot) and something called massive organised violence (stick).
   • kaniini (kaniini@mastodon.dereferenced.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 06:21:34 UTC kaniini

     • The Literorrery (💯⚙💎🏳️‍🌈🚀🌹🐰)

     @literorrery

     to me, pure political communism does seem very similar to what the founders of the US were originally aiming for with the articles of confederation. and in a lot of ways, i like the articles of confederation setup better than i like the strong federalist government we have today... especially in these troubled times.

     i also think UBI can help spur entrepreneurship and ultimately a stronger economy.

     Danyl Strype repeated this.
   • kaniini (kaniini@mastodon.dereferenced.org)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 06:23:24 UTC kaniini

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     • The Literorrery (💯⚙💎🏳️‍🌈🚀🌹🐰)

     @literorrery

     maybe it is good to explain UBI as a non-discriminatory investment in the people to allow them to worry less about paying the bills and instead worry more about pursuing new projects instead of working for the man.

     in a way, UBI could break the large corporations as a lot of people stuck in corporate america would probably be more willing to quit and try something else with it.

     Danyl Strype repeated this.
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 08:09:32 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • kaniini
     • The Literorrery (💯⚙💎🏳️‍🌈🚀🌹🐰)
     @kaniini @literorrery the original USSR was a federation of autonomous "soviets" (regional assemblies). Then the #Bolsheviks happened...
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 11:06:22 UTC Danyl Strype

     • Bob Mottram
     • kaniini
     • The Literorrery (💯⚙💎🏳️‍🌈🚀🌹🐰)
     @bob @kaniini @literorrery yup, the independent soviets suffered the same fate as the collectives in Spain crushed by Franco's fascists
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 11:07:18 UTC Danyl Strype

     • Bob Mottram
     • kaniini
     • The Literorrery (💯⚙💎🏳️‍🌈🚀🌹🐰)
     @bob @kaniini @literorrery sadly ironic that the #Bolshevik party turned into its own special form of aristocracy, culminating in Stalin
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2017 11:31:07 UTC Danyl Strype

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     • kaniini
     • The Literorrery
     • David DiPaola
     @literorrery @kaniini @dvddpl that's how centralization likely emerged from autonomous hunter-gathered bands. See #Graeber's 'Debt'