• Schmoo@slrpnk.net
    41·
    18 hours ago

    There is no alternative to capitalism (which has only really been the dominant economic model for a few hundred years at most) and if you dare suggest alternatives I’ll just dismiss them out of hand using propaganda I have burned into my skull and act like it refutes every argument you could possibly make.

    • You

    How’s capitalism working out for the US right now, btw? Guess it depends who you ask, and if you ask the billionaires it’s doing great. Yay!

    • Rhoeri@piefed.worldEnglish
      12·
      17 hours ago

      Leave it up to a typical lemmy user to entirely misrepresent someone’s point, only so that they can tear it down and feel superior.

      I said nothing even close to what you are falsely suggesting that I did- and I’d bet you anything I possess that you couldn’t even find an actual pro-capitalism stance in ANY of my interactions there on lemmy.

      I swear, if straw man arguments weren’t allowed here, none of you would have anything to say.

      I simply said that communism and socialism are also flawed, therefore there’s not a lot of motivation to change it. Also, many of you seem to not understand the absolute HELL that comes with swapping out a system of government and socio-economic ideology.

      This shit was taught in high school.

      • Take note how I managed to make an entire comment within putting foolish words in your mouth so I could have something to say.

      Now YOU try it.

      • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        16 hours ago

        If you want an alternative, try Market Socialism. All the benefits of a market economy without the capitalist exploitation. Equating socialism with Soviet style command economies is a smooth-brained take.