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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Dude, the US, the prime example of capitalism

I wish. It's corporatism or corporate socialism or crony capitalism. Or yeah, straight up oligarchy. Your pharma example is good, so are 'too big to fail' corporations.

Capitalism isn't even really a political system, it is the natural state of trading freely with your neighbors. Our constitutional republic is failing for lots of reasons. Yes it is a terror state. CIA running drugs could certainly happen in a communist or capitalist system.

I don't even know what we're arguing, but I disagree with this authoritarian shit being a solution to anything.

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

That's fine. I'm just saying authoritarian governments can also work, not that they are the only solution.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I agree, lots of these hardcore nazi types seem to turn authoritarian. I don't say that as a smear, just like, there are other authoritarians.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I disagree with this authoritarian shit being a solution to anything.

Ditto.