evilgiraffemonkey [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • edit-24 years agoCapitalism was good before it was colonized #checkyourprivilegeimagemessage-square55 fedilinkarrow-up1119file-text
arrow-up1119imageCapitalism was good before it was colonized #checkyourprivilegeevilgiraffemonkey [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • edit-24 years agomessage-square55 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear2·4 years agoThe process of collecting rents through violent claim on real estate goes straight back to, like, Sumeria and shit. Even modern-ish Finance Capitalism crops up from time to time in various corners of the world prior to Dutch Joint-Stock companies. But none of that matters because "black people can collect rents too!" is a stupid take that doesn't address why capitalism is bad. link
The process of collecting rents through violent claim on real estate goes straight back to, like, Sumeria and shit.
Even modern-ish Finance Capitalism crops up from time to time in various corners of the world prior to Dutch Joint-Stock companies.
But none of that matters because "black people can collect rents too!" is a stupid take that doesn't address why capitalism is bad.