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47. "...capitalism always degrades into corruption. Capitalism eventually ensures that psychopaths and criminals get control

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #44)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:59 AM

17 hrs ago

I'm going to be optimistic and suggest it is unregulated capitalism, or underregulated capitalism, "free markets" and "freedom".

Also, unregulated money in politics. Think supreme court decisions like Citizens United and money equals speech.

And people like Putin recognizing that capitalism is fraught with greed and greedy profiteers who they can corrupt and compromise.

And of course there are the marketing professionals from the world of profiteering who can sell ideas like free markets are good, small government is good, WOKE and DEI are bad, family values as a slogan, immigrants are criminals. All they have to do is sound religious and repeat them over and over.

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But it's all tied up with capitalism Farmer-Rick 18 hrs ago #44

"...capitalism always degrades into corruption. Capitalism eventually ensures that psychopaths and criminals get control Trust_Reality 17 hrs ago #47

I forgot to mention the FOX News cult, by my assessment, a for profit propaganda and misinformation enterprise. Trust_Reality 17 hrs ago #48

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