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• cynar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Capitalism is like fire. Let it run free and it will burn your home down, and your family to death. If it’s controlled, and focused however, it will keep them warm, and power your industry.

  Unfortunately, we’ve let capitalism run rampant, and now we need to bring it back under control.

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  • PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Great analogy, but I cant fully agree. It seems to me that capitalism will almost always act the same way, it will always seek out every manipulation and loophole possible to get money into politics and then its good game. The people will never be able to stay as informed and hardworking at voting for right people and policies, as private money will be at buying the worst candidates and policies. Greed is essentially baked into capitalism.

    …Then again what system wont be broken by the worst parts of humanity given enough time. I feel like the constitution should have been more robust, set out ethical guidelines for the country, it would make it so much harder to be a piece of shit and claim you love America at the same time. Especially as I see nationalism as the final nail in our coffin.

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