It’s american exceptionalism at work. They’re constantly told that the USA is the best at democracy and capitalism, so when they realise it is in fact a shithole, they never let go of the idea that they’re the best at it, so obviously democracy and capitalism must be bad.
Capitalism requires Infinite growth in a finite world, which means invading other countries to open up new markets, deindustrializing at home if the workers unionize (causing unemployment at home and worsening the material conditions of workers), opening factories abroad and bribing politicians there to superexploit them, etc. It’s impossible for capitalism to be better. The misery we see all over the world is the natural conclusion of capitalism.
It’s american exceptionalism at work. They’re constantly told that the USA is the best at democracy and capitalism, so when they realise it is in fact a shithole, they never let go of the idea that they’re the best at it, so obviously democracy and capitalism must be bad.
Capitalism requires Infinite growth in a finite world, which means invading other countries to open up new markets, deindustrializing at home if the workers unionize (causing unemployment at home and worsening the material conditions of workers), opening factories abroad and bribing politicians there to superexploit them, etc. It’s impossible for capitalism to be better. The misery we see all over the world is the natural conclusion of capitalism.
Capitalism and democracy are mutually exclusive.