Let's hear it for "Progressive Capitalism!"

[LAS14]

I don't know where I bumped into this phrase. It was in the last few days and could have been here in DU. (If I search DU for text it always times out.) We need to have a positive answer to "Socialism." I'm not opposed to/afraid of Democratic Socialism, but I think a lot of folks, especially older ones, are. Progressive Capitalism says it all. Or can. We can define it any way we want, right?

[a kennedy]

1. I think the whole of the Democratic Party should really think about this phrase.....

Love it.......and really says it all, a combining of top repub talking points with the “new” title the Repubs are giving the Democratics. F A N T A S T I C .

[redstateblues]

2. I like it! Take that Frank Luntz

[Blue_true]

3. An excellent term. It also is where societies should strive to arrive at. nt

[guillaumeb]

4. Would you define it?

If you have a personal definition I would like to hear it.

[Mister Ed]

8. I'd say it would be private enterprise in a public infrastructure, myself. n/t

[TwilightZone]

5. Here's a DU thread that references it:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=13082

[LAS14]

10. Thanks! Yes, that's where I first saw it. nt

[allgood33]

6. As a proponent of snatching the framing of "socialism" from the GOP

I LOVE IT!! Now let's get to work in forcing the media to use the term and the get the Democratic Congressmen and women to buy in also. Every TV and radio station that a Dem appears on ought to use this term.

[msongs]

7. fine phrase but it needs to be standardized so everyone using it is talking about

a similar (but maybe not exactly the same) experience and meaning.

[LAS14]

9. It doesn't need to be standardized any more than "socialism" or "democratic socialism."

That's the beauty of it. It's just not anti-capitalism and not socialism but pro universal health care and fighting climate change and income equality. It has to be vague to fight the right's use of "socialism."

[onethatcares]

17. correct.

words to the effect of using the money we turn into taxes is used to insure a society where we don't have to worry about public education, public healthcare, a safe retirement while we the people support entrepreneurs and businesses that work for the betterment of society..

there will still be capitalists that would rob to be the head honchos of anything but regulation of vulture capitalism would be a goal.

[Ron Green]

11. Let's just call for a Moral Economy

and talk about what that means.

[GulfCoast66]

12. Certainly more accurate than calling us socialist,

Which none of us really are.

[ck4829]

13. K&R. It can be defined any way you want, but it needs to be 'weaponized' against the worst uses of..

"socialism" the right has made.

I think it deserves it's own thread.

[LAS14]

14. This is its own thread.... But I'm glad...

... to see a new thread started. And I replied to it, too. And, how did you make a link entitled 'thread?'

[ck4829]

15. Oh I meant on the particular subject, sorry

And use ‘link’ and go over the word you want to use.

[loyalsister]

16. Or "true capitalism"?

The monopolist corporate friendly structure that now dominates our economy is not capitalism. Free markets are not supposed to provide preferential treatment by making it easiest for businesses to prevail by maximizing profits because is ethics are optional.
Regulations that serve to protect consumers and to some extent even the playing field to promote the fairness in competion is missing in the US brand of capitalism.