the word “socialism” is present in “national socialism” bc for much of the 19th and early 20th century history the word “socialism” was not as inherently tied to left-wing politics and functioned more like how people nowadays will use “populism” to refer to both left-wing and right-wing movements and it wasnt uncommon for people to call themselves “right-wing socialists” this isnt secret knowledge like wikipedia it yo
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The board game “Monopoly” was originally invented in the early 20th century to warn players of the dangers of free market capitalism. The original title was “The Landlord Game,” made to show how property owners exploit their tenants with exorbitant rent. The game eventually evolved to include rules that let players charge higher rent if they owned all the railroads or the utility companies. But the endgame scenario of Monopoly is a lot like the endgame of capitalism that we’re witnessing today - no matter how the game starts, the wealth will eventually accumulate in the hands of one player, while the other players have to sell off their property to pay their debt to the owner and, eventually, lose everything they have.
The Endgame of Capitalism (via thurmansnotebook)
Who knew? Fun and revolutionary!
It would be even more realistic if only one player could actually buy property. And everybody else had to just roll and pay.
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you would think those judgmental health nuts who educate themselves on the benefits of plant based/organic foods for the body would also educate themselves on the global food industry and how unhealthy foods are deliberately marked down and how many low income communities are actually deprived of access to healthy foods like……………….