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betsuni

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19. The populations of other countries haven't been convinced to hate government and taxes.

Reply to hedda_foil (Original post)

Sat May 15, 2021, 11:12 PM

May 2021

Too many Americans don't vote for the party that regulates capitalism and provides a social safety net, wants to provide universal health care, good education, worker protections, unions, etc. That's not capitalism's fault, it's not that simple. Unregulated capitalism is Republican ideology. American individualism is a problem, there's a weaker sense of society.

What's the deal with the Soviet art illustrating the article? I see that and think typhus and starvation.

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Why Capitalism Didn't Free Americans -- It Exploited Them [View all] hedda_foil May 2021 OP

a working link Celerity May 2021 #1

Thanks, Celerity! hedda_foil May 2021 #2

yw! Celerity May 2021 #6

Did it "free" any of the other nations in which it's practiced? whathehell May 2021 #3

I don't agree with this. The US provides a safety net, perhaps less Tomconroy May 2021 #4

Good luck living on our less generous safety net. Dan May 2021 #8

With the institution of social security, medicare and medicaid Tomconroy May 2021 #9

The elderly people that are receiving SS, Dan May 2021 #12

Do you have an alternative economic structure in mind? brooklynite May 2021 #5

I have always thought this to be true.... Dan May 2021 #7

WHAT to be true?..Again, does capitalism "free" all the other nations whathehell May 2021 #11

Capitalism, why do we have to have so many losers? Dan May 2021 #13

Convene a global meeting of capitalist countries and ask that question whathehell May 2021 #14

Online Reply to Umair's medium rant. "This is rabid Anti-Americanism with an Oxonion vocabulary." Budi May 2021 #10

+1. N/t obnoxiousdrunk May 2021 #15

It appears Umair's found a nifty method of Sensationally Exploiting the American reader. Budi May 2021 #16

LOL whathehell May 2021 #17

America, What a great country!! Budi May 2021 #18

Oh my! betsuni May 2021 #20

The populations of other countries haven't been convinced to hate government and taxes. betsuni May 2021 #19

"The problem with Capitalism is that Ron Green May 2021 #21

We can all bitch about something. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #22

People can't name a better system. Blue_true May 2021 #23

I'm assuming you mean impoverished, not improvises. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #24

We are plunging headfirst into a big problem. Blue_true May 2021 #25

One of the interesting contradictions... Xolodno May 2021 #26