Gotta say, it’s weak fucking argument because capitalism isn’t working out for the world either and it doesn’t even work in theory. The only reason it seemed to work for a while was that it was so heavily regulated that it wasn’t really capitalism.

[–] fox@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago

The only places it seemed to work were those that were already established as the centers of capital and were thus benefiting from the expanding frontier of exploitation. Capitalism has run out of land and run out of people outside the imperial core to further exploit and so turns inwards to devour its once-beneficiaries. Internationally and especially in the global south it has served no purpose, ever, except to brutally oppress and exploit.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Regulated capitalism is still capitalism, and the reasons why those stronger regulations have eroded is because the Soviet Union no longer exists in close proximity to Europe as an alternative for the west.

[–] bountygiver@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago

Yup even Adam Smith himself did said regulation is needed for capitalism.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Absolutely.

https://dessalines.github.io/essays/capitalism_doesnt_work.html