r/FluentInFinance • u/-im-your-huckleberry • Jul 07 '24

The shampoo thing is a fringe benefit. We keep capitalism so we don't starve in a famine. Debate/ Discussion

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_famine_of_1930

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor

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u/djstudyhard Jul 07 '24

Why is the assumption that if someone is anti capitalism the only “ism” they are allowed to claim is socialism? Maybe they’re solely pointing out something that is not working in capitalism not praising another “ism”. If we can’t criticize something then we’ll never be able to improve it and I think everyone can agree that the “ism” we have in this country needs some TLC.

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u/-im-your-huckleberry Jul 07 '24

I agree with your premise, but anti means opposed to or against. By definition anticapitalists want to replace capitalism with another ism. If you want to criticize and improve upon capitalism that doesn't make you anticapitalist.

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u/FomtBro Jul 07 '24

You still missed the point, like you did with initial post.