Let's talk about capitalism

Terrapin_Station · 09-30-2016, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Isbjørn

People are queuing in line for bread in capitalist countries today, dude. Where would you rather live - revolutionary Cuba, or today's India?

^

Honestly, my first thought is: do I think that Indian or Cuban women are hotter on the whole? And then my second thought is, "Even if I thought that Cuban women were hotter, there are so many more women in India."

**Goofle** · 09-30-2016, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

And the best way to end corporatism is by deregulating corporations.

lol

Unfortunately that sh*t smell lingers.

Isbjørn · 09-30-2016, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Terrapin_Station

I'd put a socialist system in place instead.

My idiosyncratic socialist system would still have economic inequality and be competitive, but it would ensure that everyone has food, shelter, health care, education, transportation, etc.

I have no inherent love for democracy. I couldn't care less about governmental structure in that sense. What I care about is the laws we have and the economic structure in place. I'd be fine with a monarchy or dictatorship (or an oligarchy or whatever) as long as I agree with the laws and economic structure instantiated. Democracies are no more inherently likely to have laws and economic structures that I prefer.

That sounds like social democracy with a hint of fascism tbh

Terrapin_Station · 09-30-2016, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Isbjørn

That sounds like social democracy with a hint of fascism tbh

Well, the thing is that I've yet to run into a single person who has the same ideas as mine in detail . . . and I've yet to run into a single person who has said, "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea" after I explain what I'd do in some detail. So no matter what we call it, it's not going to match anyone else's ideas. ;-)

The Batlord · 09-30-2016, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Isbjørn

People are queuing in line for bread in capitalist countries today, dude. Where would you rather live - revolutionary Cuba, or today's India?

^

India by a mile. I like not worrying about getting taken away by the secret police in the middle of the night.

**Goofle** · 09-30-2016, 08:17 AM

But you could wear a really cool Che t-shirt with all your comrades in Cuba.

The Batlord · 09-30-2016, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Goofle

But you could wear a really cool Che t-shirt with all your comrades in Cuba.

I already want to give those trendy twats a swirlie, so I'm good.

Blue Hawk · 09-30-2016, 08:51 AM

Get out, Communist ***gots.

Isbjørn · 09-30-2016, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Hawk

Get out, Communist ***gots.

Get out, McCarthyist homophobe.

The Batlord · 09-30-2016, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Isbjørn

Get out, McCarthyist homophobe.

Learn things that aren't in pamphlets, silly teenage faux-revolutionary.

View Poll Results: What should we do about capitalism?
Replace it with socialism, through parliamentary reforms	5	15.63%
Replace it with socialism, through revolution	5	15.63%
Use more public regulations to counteract some of its consequences	13	40.63%
Scale down public regulations to let the free market run its course	6	18.75%
Nothing, it’s fine as it is	3	9.38%
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