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2020-05-18 Home Front: Culture Wars

[Jacobinmag] Instead of letting Amazon use coronavirus to dominate even more of the economy, the company should be nationalized and reoriented to serve the public good instead of predatory capitalism.

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Posted by 3dc 2020-05-18 09:42|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
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#1 Fine with me, as long as I get to decide what "the public good" is.

Posted by Matt 2020-05-18 10:34|| 2020-05-18 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 I think the Dems should add this to their 'platform' and keep pushing it, until Bezos shuts it down.

Posted by Bobby 2020-05-18 10:41|| 2020-05-18 10:41|| Front Page Top

#3 We have a shortage of trained plumbers. Perhaps they should be drafted to help fill that shortfall "for the public good™"...?

Posted by magpie 2020-05-18 10:41|| 2020-05-18 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 it becomes increasingly clear that COVID-19 won’t allow things to go back to normal anytime soon — regardless of how intently Trump and his Republican death cult are prepared to risk millions of lives in service of the stock market.

I do like it when the author tips their hand in the first sentence of the very first paragraph.

Nationalize All the Things! A genius idea. Would it be rude to mention the fUSSR at this point?

Posted by SteveS 2020-05-18 11:53|| 2020-05-18 11:53|| Front Page Top

#5 every business should just be like PBS and NPR.

Posted by Airandee 2020-05-18 12:26|| 2020-05-18 12:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Democrats would like to nationalize all businesses. I don't like Amazon, I refuse to do business with them and I despise Jeff Bezos. But communism is not the answer.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-05-18 13:02|| 2020-05-18 13:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Start by actually enforcing the laws against predatory pricing

Posted by Lex 2020-05-18 13:10|| 2020-05-18 13:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Boy howdy!! I've made it to "member of a death cult"!!

Anybody know what the dues are?

Posted by AlanC 2020-05-18 14:18|| 2020-05-18 14:18|| Front Page Top

#9 you have to kill someone of course Alanc

Posted by Chris 2020-05-18 15:21|| 2020-05-18 15:21|| Front Page Top

#10 You mean ~~Jorgensen's~~ Bezos' ~~purchase of indulgences~~ wokeness isn't ~~reducing his time in Purgatory~~ getting him any slack from loonies on his side?

Aw, too bad.

(Yeah, I know he's protected -- for now)

Posted by charger 2020-05-18 15:47|| 2020-05-18 15:47|| Front Page Top

#11 Trump and his Republican death cult are prepared to risk millions of lives

If they're leftists' lives, then I can't say I disagree.

Posted by charger 2020-05-18 15:49|| 2020-05-18 15:49|| Front Page Top

#12 I do like it when the author tips their hand in the first sentence of the very first paragraph. --SteveS

I thought that anybody proud to self-identify as a Jacobin would be a strong clue to their lack of balance. Anybody looking with fondness to the tumbrels, guillotine and the Reign of Terror doesn't have all their oars in the water as they say, IMO.

Posted by magpie 2020-05-18 16:30|| 2020-05-18 16:30|| Front Page Top

#13 I think we should nationalize the Democrats, ship them all to Syria. Since they hate guns, they may each have a pillow, coloring book and a bag to put over their heads. They can fix Syria and put all their quacky theories into practice.

Posted by Silentbrick 2020-05-18 18:11|| 2020-05-18 18:11|| Front Page Top

#14 As an Amazon employee the only way I would go for this is if you made me Commisar Of Cat Toys! I really like the part where cases are being hidden from employees. Iy's not like people listen to the grapevine at work for that matter they have let people take their cell phones on the floor when this madness started it is not like news of someone contracting it would remain a secret . Considering how fast things spread in the fullfillment center ie colds and flu bugs this thing is either no big deal or everybody who got a mild case and didn't even notice it and everybody already got it. Things are slowing down and the "combat pay" ends soon May 30th.

Posted by Vinegar Spolusing6485 2020-05-18 18:26|| 2020-05-18 18:26|| Front Page Top

#15 A capital idea, #13 SB! :-D

Posted by Barbara 2020-05-18 19:10|| 2020-05-18 19:10|| Front Page Top

#16 I checked the link; the ~~idiot~~ author's name (Marx) is perfect.

Posted by Barbara 2020-05-18 19:13|| 2020-05-18 19:13|| Front Page Top

#17 I checked the link; the ~~idiot~~ author's name (Marx) is perfect.

Posted by Barbara 2020-05-18 19:13|| 2020-05-18 19:13|| Front Page Top

#18 Sorry for the double post. >:-(

Posted by Barbara 2020-05-18 19:14|| 2020-05-18 19:14|| Front Page Top