A 1% wealthier than the 99% combined, the refugee crisis, climate change/habitat loss, corporatocracy—these are the successes of Capitalism.
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Capitalism, by its very nature, is feudal, not democratic. Democracy is an existential threat to its unbridled success.
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@aral Milton Friedman famously said he didn't believe in democracy. -
@heydonworks Thankfully, it does not require belief to exist; reason alone should suffice. -
@aral True, but I think he meant he believes it should be destroyed...
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@aral What is your alternative? Competition is good to create value for citizens, but a decent market need functioning democratic framework -
@Engbrg What’s capitalism got to do with competition? It’s about monopoly. I’ve nothing against competition in a framework w a safety net. -
@aral Politely, this is ideological nonsense trying to redefine terminology to fit your perception and idea of normative
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@aral@guyjames23 Democracy is to share the Earth in creative harmonious cooperation. Moneyless Classless Stateless communities of humanityThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@guyjames23 you talk about#capitalism and#democracy as if everyone agreed on their dictionary definitions and they were never abused -
@matslats@aral Agreed, but we can define#capitalism relative to#democracy and vice-versa. When more of one, seems to be less of the other
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