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Hi all,

I'm seeing a lot of hate for capitalism here, and I'm wondering why that is and what the rationale behind it is. I'm pretty pro-capitalism myself, so I want to see the logic on the other side of the fence.

If this isn't the right forum for a political/economic discussion-- I'm happy to take this somewhere else.

Cheers!

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Capitalism is built on the exploitation of others. Slavery, Homelessness, and Pollution are all side effects of a profit driven market without restrictions.

[โ€“] SeaJ@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Lemmy.ml was started by tankies so that would be why there is little love for market capitalism on this server. Oddly enough, many seem perfectly fine with state capitalism like China has.

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[โ€“] Nemo@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (8 children)

You know that the .ml in lemmy.ml stands for "Marxist-Leninist", right?

[โ€“] Metaright@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This sounds like a really dumb rumor. Do you have evidence?

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