Comment on A Medicaid researcher attacked by Elon Musk's DOGE just killed herself

einkorn@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Whats “free market” about an authoritarian regime?

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  • einkorn@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A “free market” as in the sense these lunatics envision it is a market devoid of any form of outside regulations. In essence, survival of the fittest on an economical level: Profit above all else, might makes right, consequences be damned. One president führer CEO calling the shots, everybody else following or getting crushed in the machinery.

    So you tell me: What’s not authoritarian about corporate capitalism?

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    • finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I assure you the Trump Admin is far from Anarchist. They intend to impose many rules that benefit them.

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      • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Without government regulation in a specific area <> anarchist.

        Let’s not confuse things.

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    • MasterBlaster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      He said Capitalism, not Corporate Capitalism. Pure, unfettered Capitalism leads to the same place facism, communism, and feudalism go.

      The issue is “unfettered”. Regulations enforced upon the operation of the markets, maintained by rule of law, enables achievement of greater agency and success upon much larger parts of society.

      People understand they can prosper from creating real value, which pushes society toward greater advancements to quality of life and enable more individual freedom than any prior economic and political system.

      Kill the illness, not the patient.

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• Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean Doge doesn’t even really fit into what most would call capitalism. Closer to corruption, hubris, and plain old stupidity really.

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  • einkorn@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It fits perfectly as a vessel to further the neoliberal agenda of dismantling any form of regulations to create their vision of a “perfect” free market society.

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  • Mustakrakish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You said Capitalism twice

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  • Bloomcole@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s called corporatism and is a direct result and end result of capitalism.

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• HalfSalesman@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  As much as I hate private ownership of the means of production, her death is tied more to Musk and Republicans. And everyone even slightly responsible for Trump’s victory through action or inaction.

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  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Any time something bad happens in a capitalist system, it’s because of capitalism.

    Any time something bad happens in a communist system, it’s because of capitalism.

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is just authoritarianism. I’m not a fan of capitalism, but this would look the same regardless of whether it was Trump or Stalin.

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• KumaSudosa@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not a fan of capitalism… but it’s not the right ideology to blame in this case fam

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  • einkorn@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Profit over everything else is part of which ideology again?

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  • meyotch@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fascism is capitalism unmasked.

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