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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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[–] JuliusSeizure@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Capitalism isn't the problem. The problem are too big to fail SROs. End central banking and aggressively pursue antitrust to break up mega conglomerates like Citadel, Blackrock, Vanguard, Meta, Google, Microsoft, etc, so we can actually have a sane and open society rather than this corporate/media/government bloc that is currently running the world to ruin.

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[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Getting fucked by capitalism will do that.

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

I'd say that unless you are pretty wealthy then you're pro- something designed to optimally exploit you while making you think that it's the greatest system on Earth and that society can't possibly do any better.

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because they've never seen well regulated Capitalism nor been educated on it as all we get in the US is Corporate propaganda on Capitalism to justify the hellscape the wealthy make the most money from.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The US is a hellscape? Why do we have such immigration pressure in that case? People aren’t immigrating to the US so that they can be elites. They’re immigrating here because the low tier they will have in society is better than their previous life.

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[–] r3v79klo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

It isnt about capitalism or sociallism but the education level of people running the system.

[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Capitalism is the worst economical system, but there is no better alternatives, as a ukrainian watching other developed countries i feel sad about my cumminist in the past country

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think capitalism is fine to an extent. It's when companies become too large that their scale and power enshittify things.

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[–] pseudo@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Comments on a self-professed tankie instance

"BuT wHy Is EvErYoNe RiDiNg TaNkS"

This is LEMMY.ML, mister. Also, everything everyone else is saying.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I’m pretty pro-capitalism myself,

No, Clyde - lick the boots of parasites if you want... but you are the one that needs to justify your beliefs. We who have seen through the fairy tales have no need to justify anything to the likes of you.

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[–] Talaraine@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The problem is not 'Capitalism'. It's the JACK WELCH brand of Capitalism, the one that tears apart the soul of any company that produces goods and turns it into a robot for profit with the sacrifice of any meaningful corporate planning or infrastructure (including workers) investment.

Until THIS ends, Capitalism is, in fact, an evil.

Edit: Honestly. Please. Look up what Welch did to GE and how it spread to every other corporation. It's EYE opening.

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[–] const_void@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Why be pro any *ism or *ist? Why not be pro *ance?

[–] TrivialBetaState@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago

I don't get the same impression in my community. I'm pretty sure that we all love capitalism in "millionairs@lemmy.lm" What communities do you waste your time on?

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