Once upon a time, corporations sought advantage by championing right-leaning politics. Now they seek advantage by championing left-leaning politics. The reason for this is that lobbying governments has become less effective than lobbying the general public.
Pretty much, yeah, although I'd describe China as state capitalist rather than actual socialist (as it describes itself). More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_socialist_states …
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So somehow the state is not involved in 'socialism' according to this definition. Can't be said. State always involved - to date.
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Yes, it is a truism that countries are mixed markets composed of private & public sectors. My tweet was about how corporations, once the biggest advocates of laissez-faire, now use socialist ideas to increase their brand value. The existence of interventionism doesn't change that
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