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minus-squareRQG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·12 hours agoRegulation could keep capitalism in check. In reality capitalists use their money to make and change laws through lobbyists or bribes, and by propaganda through owning all media.
minus-squareAux@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoNot in reality, but in the US. Lobbying is called corruption elsewhere and is a crime. Don’t put this shit on capitalism, it’s a US only problem.
minus-squareRQG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoWe have all of that in the EU too. The US is just a few years ahead.
minus-squareximtor@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours ago it’s a US only problem. Absolutely not. There more than enough lobbying and corruption in our all-so-democratic EU, just most of the population denying it based on “look how much worse the US is”
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoCouldnt that be made illegal too?
minus-squareRQG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoIt could but it’s hard with the capitalism power dynamics in place.
Regulation could keep capitalism in check.
In reality capitalists use their money to make and change laws through lobbyists or bribes, and by propaganda through owning all media.
Not in reality, but in the US. Lobbying is called corruption elsewhere and is a crime. Don’t put this shit on capitalism, it’s a US only problem.
We have all of that in the EU too. The US is just a few years ahead.
Absolutely not. There more than enough lobbying and corruption in our all-so-democratic EU, just most of the population denying it based on “look how much worse the US is”
Couldnt that be made illegal too?
It could but it’s hard with the capitalism power dynamics in place.