• iknowitwheniseeit
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    13 days ago

    I can’t think of any examples. Taking over the company requires capital, which is the one thing that capitalists constantly extract from workers so they don’t have any.

    The workers of xs4all tried when their new corporate owners, KPN, decided to dissolve them. But a combination of lack of funding and unfriendly courts prevented that. They did end up starting a new company though…

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      13 days ago

      It’s a shame you commies don’t know history? Do you avoid it on purpose because it interferes with your ability to make shit up and try to sound intelligent

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        13 days ago

        I know it’s asking a lot, but you could give an example instead of insulting me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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          11 days ago

          Yes sorry. We nationalized General Motors in 2009 Amtrak in 1973 the banks in 2008.

          Don’t even get me started on World War II

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            11 days ago

            All of these were taken by the state, not the workers, which was the question.

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          11 days ago

          In the US we would remove the leadership, fix the problems with the companies. In this case it’s Elon who is a military risk and political liability. He has broken enough laws and violated our constitutional rights. We can happily remove him from the seat of his power, which are his companies, especially the publicly listed one. Under new leadership these companies can be returned to the public sector just like with General Motors.