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That's basically a reverse appeal to authority. "Lenin had that idea and Lenin was a bad guy" isn't a real argument on why you disagree with the idea. Please e

• atemerev 11y ago
  Because using government power (and physical force in general) to coerce people into using some product or service isn't a free market anymore, and therefore isn't capitalism. In the US (arguably still the freest economy in the world), there is no free market in healthcare, education, and other heavily regulated sectors — not without the influence of current market monopolies willing to keep the status quo. So, Lenin was right in that capitalism can easily evolve into government cronyism if left unchecked. But then it isn't capitalism anymore.
  • kamaal 11y ago
    >>Because using government power (and physical force in general) to coerce people into using some product or service isn't a free market anymore, and therefore isn't capitalism. This is precisely what British East India Company did in India. >>So, Lenin was right in that capitalism can easily evolve into government cronyism if left unchecked. But then it isn't capitalism anymore. Capitalism or Communism, the issue is accumulation of a lot of power in a few hands. Once that happens, things are basically done for the benefit of a few banks/dictators/rulers and then things start going downhill from there.