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In reply to the discussion: Is it Socialism or Capitalism that sucks? [View all]KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)11. Sorry, meant to say 'feudalism' (not 'serfdom'). Now edited to
reflect the change.
Any serf preferred to be liberated from feudal obligations, as Napoleon discovered to his joy and amazement when he conquered Europe and freed the serfs. Any chattel slave preferred capitalism to slavery, as Abraham Lincoln experienced when he walked through liberated Richmond and the newly-liberated bondsmen threw themselves at his feet.
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Feudalism and slavery (the two economic 'systems' that preceded capitalism
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#9
Precisely! A democratic socialist government subsidizing worker-owned co-operatives
99th_Monkey
Mar 2015
#30