The terms socialist and communist are mostly about describing the world we want after capitalism, and I think they are both important. — Cynthia Kauffman Capitalism Copy Share Image
I tend to not use the word "socialist," because even though more young adults in the United States in a poll say… — Cynthia Kauffman Adults Copy Share Image
States can be more or less democratic, and so can socialism. I think any ideal society that exists on a large scale,… — Cynthia Kauffman Aspect Copy Share Image
Things like water and sewage systems require states in a large-scale society, but states are also a good mechanism for dealing with… — Cynthia Kauffman Care Copy Share Image
We see ourselves as inhabiting a complex social world that has some capitalist things going on in it as well as some… — Cynthia Kauffman Capitalist Copy Share Image
Anarchism as the name for an ideal total social form is a really complicated question. I have never found satisfying answers from… — Cynthia Kauffman Anarchism Copy Share Image
I think there is a legitimate critique of reformism, as a politics that is content with making small changes in society without… — Cynthia Kauffman Action Copy Share Image
The way we get past capitalism is by building on the healthy non-capitalist aspects of our world while we also do pitched… — Cynthia Kauffman Aspect Copy Share Image
We need to hold in our hearts the possibility of a better world, not because we have candy-coated the problems or lied… — Cynthia Kauffman Accomplish Copy Share Image
I often refer to myself as a radical, reminding people that the word radical comes from the Latin word radix, meaning root.… — Cynthia Kauffman Capitalist Copy Share Image
The main argument is that capitalism is constituted by a varied of different practices, and so challenging capitalism needs to be about… — Cynthia Kauffman Arguing Copy Share Image
Yes it is true that pro-capitalist forces have a lot of power. But so did slave-holding racists. We give ourselves hope when… — Cynthia Kauffman Capitalism Copy Share Image
You build movements and keep people in a struggle when it feels productive. Anti-capitalists have typically been the people in movements who… — Cynthia Kauffman Capitalist Copy Share Image
Communism then defines a society in which there are communal forms for dealing with resources. Many communal forms exist where there are… — Cynthia Kauffman Alternatives Copy Share Image
Second-wave feminists didn't look for an overthrow of patriarchy. Instead, they analyzed what they were up against and fought it in all… — Cynthia Kauffman Feminism Copy Share Image
There is a cultural norm on the left of being afraid to declare victory, which is related to the binary of reform/revolution.… — Cynthia Kauffman Acceptance Copy Share Image
In Marxism there are some very unhelpful ideas about the need to push for a revolution that will overturn all of society.… — Cynthia Kauffman Antithesis Copy Share Image
One of the problems with traditional anti-capitalist thought is that it defines capitalism as a totality, which encourages us to imagine another… — Cynthia Kauffman Anti capitalism Copy Share Image
he issue of inequality in this country [USA], and the ways that money has captured our political system, are serious indicators of… — Cynthia Kauffman Alternatives Copy Share Image
![“he issue of inequality in this country [USA], and the ways that money has captured our political system, are serious indicators of that. And climate change is a game-changer. We really are in serious trouble as a species if we stick with business as usual. We desperately need to find alternatives…” quote by Cynthia Kauffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6f7/cynthia-kauffman-28352_alternatives_he-issue-of-inequality-in-this-country-u_3097933.jpg)