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Old 11-26-2016, 08:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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@Blank - Almost every single person in the Western World has the opposite experience dude.
Absolutely not. They don't teach about the downfalls of capitalism in economics (not even in AP economics, which are supposed to be an equivalent to the dirty commie college experience) and high school American history is simply steeped in anti communist rhetoric. Seriously, look curriculum standards.



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Old 11-26-2016, 08:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Absolutely not. They don't teach about the downfalls of capitalism in economics and American history is simply steeped in anti communist rhetoric. Seriously, look curriculum standards.
There's no downfalls to capitalism or the free market, so why would they teach about it. Anyway, I assume you're talking about pre-college education? I'm thinking higher education so I apologise if the youth are getting more accurate information.
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There's no downfalls to capitalism or the free market, so why would they teach about it. Anyway, I assume you're talking about pre-college education? I'm thinking higher education so I apologise if the youth are getting more accurate information.
That's idiotic. Why would you distrust the government while trusting unelected people with disproportionate levels of access to and influence on politicians? I'm not a communist or anything, but I still see corporations as a power that potentially competes against my interests the same as any other force in politics, regardless of whether or not I support them. It's just common sense.
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That's idiotic. Why would you distrust the government while trusting unelected people with disproportionate levels of access to and influence on politicians? I'm not a communist or anything, but I still see corporations as a power that potentially competes against my interests the same as any other force in politics, regardless of whether or not I support them. It's just common sense.
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?
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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?
Because if they had restrictions that prevented them from bribing and influencing legislation, it wouldn't be a free market.

Hmm, I guess maybe you actually didn't learn anything about capitalism.
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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?
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