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orthoclad

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17. We conflate "free enterprise" with democracy

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Fri May 8, 2026, 12:15 AM

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I don't know when that started. Maybe in the first robber baron era. But capitalism is economic feudalism, nothing democratic about it.

Capitalism, which is based on stolen labor, and slavery are fraternal twins, born together to exploit the resources of the "new" world. 1500s?

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