Capitalism (strictly defined as the private ownership of the means of production) can’t exist without the premise of private property being protected by laws that are collectively agreed upon, enforced, and adjudicated by peers within your community.
If one defines anarchism strictly as a type of government without a hierarchy, then anarcho-capitalism can exist with laws and government by one’s peers, who are societally and politically equal, save for temporary powers granted to them to legislate, enforce, and adjudicate the laws that are collectively agreed upon regarding private property and its ownership, protection, and distribution.
What a lot of these anarcho-capitalist chucklefucks actually advocate for is the corporate-might-makes-right-piracy under the guise of “rUgGeD iNdIvIdUaLiSm”.
They’re authoritarians who want the freedom to fuck anyone over with impunity “without the commies in government getting in the way”.
Libertarianism as an idea can’t exist without gasp collective societal debates and agreements about government, individual freedom, and limitations of enforcement and adjudication… You know, like in a democratically-elected representative federal republic. Kind of like the United States.
Rebranded libertarianism or not, my point is that what I’ve experienced when talking to self-described anarcho-capitalists is that they’re all wannabe dictators.
This implies that any capitalist society is compatible with democracy, as in, “the will of the masses controls society”
Correct.
Capitalism is an economic system, while democracy is a political system.
To repeat myself a bit, my argument is that capitalism can’t exist without collective agreements on legislation, enforcement, and adjudication, along with strong protections for an individual’s rights.
In the United States, we technically have a democratically-elected representative federal republic (on paper). This is one of many political systems where capitalism can exist, if we’re defining it strictly, as I’d mentioned above.
And to be absolutely clear:
If you believe that supposed self-described “socialists”, “communists”, “leftists”, and other “cHaMpIoNs Of tHe PeOpLe” have never been or are incapable of being genocidal maniacs, please promptly fuck your own face with your tankie butt-plug and jump off the nearest cliff.
I will never entertain any authoritarian of whatever economic stripe or their apologists for even a nanosecond.
Define “liberal” or “conservative”. Then ask yourself if those are the only two valid political categories that represent one’s political philosophy. Then ask yourself if age has any relationship with how one defines any of the terms I mentioned.
Maybe eventually through this sort of reflection you’ll realize that there is zero truth in the supposed maxim you bandy about. Then again, if you honestly think there’s any truth in that tired old turn of phrase, I doubt reflecting is one of your strengths.
Hahaha, dumb Americans are so dumb, they don’t have any cultural differences among each other! Hahaha, eat hamburgers and speak one language, fat stupid Americans!
No, you know what’s an insult? “Traditional” Dutch “cuisine”. It’s no wonder you chucklefucks smother your fries in Mayo. Look at how you “season” your food! I bet you think water is too spicy.
I’ve lived in the Netherlands since July 2022. From what I’ve witnessed, it’s a few picograms of salt and phlegm when you people pronounce the letter “G”.
through her expression of mirth, disgust, and dismay
Ask her if she’s aware that her teenage ennui and angst cause early wrinkles, poor muscle definition, and weight gain (it doesn’t necessarily, but I am an agent of chaos).
Then, tell her the way she processes emotions is basic, and her perpetual sneer is making her acne problem worse (also, not true, necessarily).
Enjoy popcorn as you drive her to therapy.
I’m not saying this is moral. But as a childless 40 year old uncle to teenage nieces and nephews with attitude problems, in the words of Michael Jordan, “Fuck them kids.”
Where they not invaded first? How are they fascists? Downvote me first but how is former-comedian-Jon-Stewart-of-Ukraine a fascist, but Putin, Xi, Erdogan, Kim Jong-Un, and every other I’m-the-leader-forever dude not?
Garbage-ass post.
Edit: Ooooooooooh, this is lemmygrad. LMAO 🤣
Bitch-made tankie invertebrate shit-heels can’t throw their Molotov sippy-cups the 2 meters it takes to socially distance, let alone make a coherent post.
Y’all mad? Whatcha’ll gonna do? Burn your Zangief tighty-whities in protest? Bakhmut was totally worth it btw BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA LMFAO
Kick rocks and catch some drone grenades, you totally cool people.
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