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arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe Greatest Lie about the Red Scare is that it Endedlemmy.mlCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square170fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoMaybe, but you phrase it like we can have unregulated Capitalism for any period longer than an afternoon, and I’m explaining why we can’t.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoWe’ve never tried it so we’re both bouncing hypotheticals off the wall.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 days agoWe can’t try unregulated Capitalism either way, that’s like suggesting we try feudalism. We can’t go back and keep the technological progress we have.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoBut feudalism has been tried. In Scotland is was only abolished in 2004.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoI’m saying trying to turn the clock backwards is futile, Capitalism has already reached the dying stages of its development. There’s no way to stsrt fresh.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThat just nicely brings this conversation back to my point that pure capitalism has never been attempted.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoThen what’s your point? If we can’t attempt it and it can’t exist to begin with, what’s your point?
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoI’ve said we haven’t attempted pure capitalism, I’ve never claimed that is can’t exist or we can’t attempt it.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoI have claimed that, and explained why. You never pushed back on that.
Maybe, but you phrase it like we can have unregulated Capitalism for any period longer than an afternoon, and I’m explaining why we can’t.
We’ve never tried it so we’re both bouncing hypotheticals off the wall.
We can’t try unregulated Capitalism either way, that’s like suggesting we try feudalism. We can’t go back and keep the technological progress we have.
But feudalism has been tried.
In Scotland is was only abolished in 2004.
I’m saying trying to turn the clock backwards is futile, Capitalism has already reached the dying stages of its development. There’s no way to stsrt fresh.
That just nicely brings this conversation back to my point that pure capitalism has never been attempted.
Then what’s your point? If we can’t attempt it and it can’t exist to begin with, what’s your point?
I’ve said we haven’t attempted pure capitalism, I’ve never claimed that is can’t exist or we can’t attempt it.
I have claimed that, and explained why. You never pushed back on that.