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That Google search doesn't really say much about the content of the arguments, or the distribution on any political spectrum except "people have different opini
by strangecasts 9y ago
That Google search doesn't really say much about the content of the arguments, or the distribution on any political spectrum except "people have different opinions" - but AFAICT the critiques of capitalism either argue that it inherently leads to inequality and corruption - ultimately dooming efforts to fix "cronyism[...] etc." within the system - or that the neoliberal school of thought enables it by dismantling unions and the government's ability to affect the market. Either way, the issues spring from capitalist systems, and so arguing that they're "really complaining about something else" strikes me as odd.
- humanrebar 9y agoTo reiterate my earlier point, it seems you're disagreeing with and/or confused about what I'm saying capitalism is. That's basically what I'm getting at. That "capitalism" isn't a safe word to just throw around and assume you're understood and listened to. But I do understand those critiques of "capitalism" though generally they don't go so far as to refute any of the core aspects of capitalism. People aren't generally arguing to centralize the means of production. In fact, most of the critiques of "capitalism" is that production and consumption have become too centralized in the hands of private parties and corrupt officials. So barring government seizure of markets (labor, housing, etc.), the argument is mostly that we don't really have functioning markets. Which means the person who is anti-"capitalism" really wants a working capitalism. Which all are fair points to make. It's just confusing throwing the "capitalism" word around, which is my point here.