When socialists say "capitalism", they mean what we have now, but more so.
When capitalists say "socialism", they mean what we have now, but more so.
@Nobody yeah, its probably best to try to avoid words that are so charged with feelings.
We should use libertarian words to talk about libertarian things.
@fu I do speak Libertarian, of course. It's my first language.
But if one speaks to conservatives or liberals in Libertarian, he will confuse the fuck out of them.
@Nobody sounds like a merger between corporate and state power
That is certainly part of the cause.
But it's mostly state power.
Commie schoolteachers teaching you that muscular exertion is the only thing that counts as "work", and that the people who bring the stuff you need to work are your enemy.
Because if you want to keep CEO pay as high as it is, you have to discourage as many people as possible from doing the rational thing, and starting a business.