Status Updates From Escape from Capitalism: An ...

“We have created a socioeconomic system in which meeting our needs depends on mechanisms that thrive on their suppression.” pg 152

“It is a stark truth: capitalism and democracy are fundamentally incompatible. While democratic governments, with elections and separation of powers, are a feature of capitalist societies, our understanding of democracy as one based on electoral processes is incomplete. Real democracy requires a modicum of economic agency, which the majority of people don’t have.” pg 144

“While Israeli companies profit, the Palestinian people die.” pg 133

I can already tell that I'm going to love this book. I have seen the author do a couple of interviews for podcasts, and she struck me as both very astute and sincere in her study of economic relations. She uses language that is very accessible to the average person, so I'm excited to see her perspectives on class struggles.

“When working-class people lose, our economic system wins.” pg 91

“If we barely have the energy to make it to the end of the month, how can we find the strength to participate in any collective initiative toward alternative economic structures or even just protect our rights?” page 59

“In a system based on increasing monetary value, positive results for people are mere byproducts of economic operations whose main objective is profit.” page 36