Yes I should have mentioned that too. I listened to a couple of episodes and it seems like the guys are still getting their bearings. I like all of those creators individually, but I'm not sure if they're quite in a groove together yet.
A lot of people like the idealized form of capitalism because it lets them keep the fruits of their labor, distributes resources where they are needed most, and raises people out of poverty. You have ancaps that are doing mental gymnastics to try and build a neofeudal utopia in their heads, but most people just like the parts of capitalism…. that are communist
Edit: also, ask them a lot of questions. Always good advice for convincing someone of something
ask them at what point in history do they think capitalism was "pure," then list out the travesties against human wellbeing and dignity that were being perpetrated in the name of boundless accumulation whenever they say.
Does anyone have a decent response to people that say things like this?
I was at a barbeque last summer and a guy I was talking to said to me "yea I hear you, but the issue is crony capitalism..."
I was kind of dumbfounded and said something along the lines of "crony capitalism is capitalism".
Curious for tips.
Comrade Hakim did a video about this (well it's on corporatism, but a lot of it is similar iirc): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luB9VUsXRs8
I'm so thankful for Hakim's videos and work. I wish him nothing but the best.
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Yes I should have mentioned that too. I listened to a couple of episodes and it seems like the guys are still getting their bearings. I like all of those creators individually, but I'm not sure if they're quite in a groove together yet.
A lot of people like the idealized form of capitalism because it lets them keep the fruits of their labor, distributes resources where they are needed most, and raises people out of poverty. You have ancaps that are doing mental gymnastics to try and build a neofeudal utopia in their heads, but most people just like the parts of capitalism…. that are communist
Edit: also, ask them a lot of questions. Always good advice for convincing someone of something
ask them at what point in history do they think capitalism was "pure," then list out the travesties against human wellbeing and dignity that were being perpetrated in the name of boundless accumulation whenever they say.
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