JA WestenbergMar 21, 2025

Capitalism isn’t opposed to authoritarianism.

It thrives under it.

Less democracy = fewer rules = more extraction = higher profits.

It’s not complicated.
https://www.joanwestenberg.com/why-do-corporations-love-authoritarianism/

Why Do Corporations Love Authoritarianism?

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@Daojoan this was great! Such an excellent resource using clear and comprehensible language ! Have you come across Kohei Saito before? His Slow Down: A Degrowth Manifesto is such a good discussion of an alternative insentive structure !
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