jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world to Socialism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCan we Fix Capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis vs Gillian Tett [1:27:14 | Oct 28 2021 | Intelligence Squared]www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squarejimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoGot reminded of this statement by Yanis: but let me say something about power racism and i will add patriarchy i don’t believe that we have the answers to these things in my in you know this is a novel and in it i try to make it absolutely clear that i do not believe that my side of politics even my very quaint version of socialism even if we manage to sort out all the problems with corporations with the power of capital to exploit to reproduce itself and so on that we can deal with patriarchy or racism discrimination runs very deeply in our societies and you know we can reduce the toxicity which always breeds more racism and more xenophobia and more sexism but i’m pessimistic about human nature we really need i you know i look into myself and i find a nazi living in me a racist living in me a sexist living in me i constantly have battles with me with myself and anybody who tells me that you’re not like that you’re lying we are all like this we all have a dark side and we all need to fight constantly against it Time stamp: 1:20:36 Can we Fix Capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis vs Gillian TettIntelligence Squared https://youtu.be/Gv6130kSzEY?si=gMZvGTZ8HXYbAGRq&t=4836
minus-squaredoublejay1999@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year agoNot much point being anti capitalist if you are pessimistic on human nature .
minus-squarejimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWhen I read or hear that quote it usually makes me think, ‘even when things look bleak, keep on pushing on and sticking to your principles.’
Got reminded of this statement by Yanis:
Time stamp: 1:20:36
Can we Fix Capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis vs Gillian TettIntelligence Squared
https://youtu.be/Gv6130kSzEY?si=gMZvGTZ8HXYbAGRq&t=4836
Not much point being anti capitalist if you are pessimistic on human nature .
When I read or hear that quote it usually makes me think, ‘even when things look bleak, keep on pushing on and sticking to your principles.’