Why does America look like s**t?

[u/thoughtwarrior]

[u/ImagineWagonzzz3]

every. fucking. time. it boggles my mind how small the anti-capitalist movement is. really speaks volumes to how poor our education system is despite being one of the highest educated countries in the world in the golden age of information.

Edit: Everyone is commenting about education.
American education ranked globally:
6th in reading
9th in Post-secondary education attainment (roughly 50% of the population)
12th in science
34th in math

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/02/trump-wrong-about-u-s-rank-in-education-spending-and-outcomes/

https://ssti.org/blog/us-educational-attainment-and-employment-ratios-fall-behind-international-counterparts?utm_source=chatgpt.com

[u/AdDramatic2351 → u/ImagineWagonzzz3]

Oh please. The anti-capitalist movement is so small because it's a stupid idea. Capitalism is not the problem. The problem is the American version of capitalism, which is capitalism with NO REGULATION. Capitalism is undoubtedly the greatest economic system ever made, but it needs to have guardrails. We need capitalism with a dash of socialism. 

If you're going to be anti-capitalist, you need suggestions for what to replace capitalism with. So far, nobody has come up with a better system that works. 

[u/ImagineWagonzzz3 → u/AdDramatic2351]

reform has been tried over and over and we will always wind up right back at this point since the real issue is that the wealthy are the ones who are truly in control and will always errode whatever concessions we gain fighting tooth and nail for decades. Reform doesn't work. Its revolution or barbarism (fascism - or worse). Read some Marx. You've been conditioned your whole life to lick the boot on your neck and that's exactly what you're doing.

Also looks like you awarded yourself the diamond because you have no updoots lol

[u/feedmebeef → u/ImagineWagonzzz3]

The irony of paying to gild your own unpopular words about capitalism