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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Mar 2016

    Aral Balkan Retweeted  🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧

    The opposite of capitalism isn’t autocracy, it’s *democracy*. That’s what we must embrace.https://twitter.com/erkunev/status/713250963402985472 …

    Aral Balkan added,

     🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧 @erkunev
    Replying to @aral
    @aral doesn't "non capitalism" imply higher state control? How does that help freedom and privacy?
    11:39 PM - 24 Mar 2016
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      2. Goran‏ @gpeuc 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Democracy worked while topics we voted were simple. Where to plant forest, build roads. Today? Regular Joe cannot understand topics.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @gpeuc

        .@gpeuc Democracy isn’t just a vote. We must strengthen democratic instruments, remove influence of corp finance, increase transparency…

        1 reply 3 retweets 9 likes
      4. Goran‏ @gpeuc 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral yea but we have to vote to get those done, right? And that will never happen. Voting to remove corporate influence … see the flaw?

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. WikiTerms‏ @WikiTerms 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Non-corpocratic democracy that is. Capitalism has its own facsimile of democracy

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @WikiTerms

        @WikiTerms Yep. Not corporatocracy, democracy :)

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Camilo Rodríguez‏ @CamiloGuezRodri 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @erkunev In a democracy as such, the people are the state.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3.  🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧‏ @erkunev 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @CamiloGuezRodri

        @CamiloGuezRodri sadly that's just wishful thinking. People either elect representatives(and we suck at that) or anarchy ensues. @aral

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4.  🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧‏ @erkunev 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @erkunev

        @CamiloGuezRodri and anarchy is also not applicable in a big enough society. @aral

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Camilo Rodríguez‏ @CamiloGuezRodri 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @erkunev

        @erkunev @aral Anarchy is an illusion, we all live by our understanding, whis is historical, local & culturally transmitted norms & behavior

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Craig Moore‏ @Shoseki 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Wait, you actually oppose capitalism as oppose to corporatism and oligarchies? Isn't antitrust supposed to support democracy?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Camilo Rodríguez‏ @CamiloGuezRodri 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Shoseki

        @Shoseki @aral Trust is based on transparency and accountability. Even if participation model is co-opted, participtn is way 2 re-claim it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Craig Moore‏ @Shoseki 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @CamiloGuezRodri

        @CamiloGuezRodri @aral Yeah, when I say antitrust I mean when governments break up big businesses.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Camilo Rodríguez‏ @CamiloGuezRodri 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Shoseki

        @Shoseki @aral Political will has to come from civil society; civil society mustbunderstand its role: Democracy is a battle not a solution.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Craig Moore‏ @Shoseki 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @CamiloGuezRodri

        @CamiloGuezRodri @aral Political will comes from people, it reflects them. And people are diverse, hence the churn.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Camilo Rodríguez‏ @CamiloGuezRodri 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Shoseki

        @Shoseki @aral Diversity is good, it feeds conflict & keeps it alive. Democracy is ideally only guarantee 2 participate in political battle.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1.  🐃/ 🐻 кунев  🐃/ 🐧‏ @erkunev 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral how do you define democracy then? How do "the people" have control if not through the state? This model has sadly failed so many times

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      2. Goran‏ @gpeuc 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @aral

        @aral IMHO, democracy got us in problems we are today. Silly idea that everyone’s vote is equal (idiot vs. PhD scientist).

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      3. Camilo Rodríguez‏ @CamiloGuezRodri 25 Mar 2016
        Replying to @gpeuc

        @gpeuc @aral Principle of political education is 2 assume responsibility 2 participate. U can't complain others decide if u don't take part.

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