The Rest in Peace Thread (RIP)

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Goofle

What makes you think I trust unelected (or elected) people in regards to their influence on politics? I'm completely against that. What makes you think I support it?

You just said there is no downside to capitalism, did you not? Corporations are made up of unelected individuals with enough money to buy influence in politics at a level that the general populace can not hope to match. Given the massiveness of many corporations and their international status and interests then... do I really need to finish that sentence?

[Goofle]

I'm for restricting the government from having the power to legislate such things in the first place. Free market, completely. No government influence whatsoever.

[Zhanteimi]

Greed runs amok, then.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Goofle

I'm for restricting the government from having the power to legislate such things in the first place. Free market, completely. No government influence whatsoever.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

There's a happy middle ground between authoritarian communism and laissez-faire capitalism.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Goofle

I'm for restricting the government from having the power to legislate such things in the first place. Free market, completely. No government influence whatsoever.

Wait, so you're for laissez-faire capitalism?

[Goofle]

Let's not confuse the shit hole of a situation we have now with what I would ideally like to see, because it's not comparable in any way whatsoever.

@ Batlord - If you wanna call it that, yes.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Goofle

Let's not confuse the shit hole of a situation we have now with what I would ideally like to see, because it's not comparable in any way whatsoever.

@ Batlord - If you wanna call it that, yes.

When did you become a kook?

[Goofle]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

When did you become a kook?

I grown.

[Frownland]

I cited a case from the period when laissez-faire was actually a thing. Only a moron would think that modern America (or UK) practices laissez-faire capitalism. The grass is always greener, man.

[Goofle]

Originally Posted by Frownland

I cited a case from the period when laissez-faire was actually a thing. Only a moron would think that modern America (or UK) practices laissez-faire capitalism. The grass is always greener, man.

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