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The author is equating "capitalism" with "free market" with "Western values". These are different and for the most part, unrelated concepts.

• chillwaves 7y ago
  Many are surprised to learn that competition and markets are not soley the realm of capitalisms. Co-ops (which are socialism) exist and can compete which each other in the market.
  • dmix 7y ago
    They don't really compete with industry. More like serve a small niche.
    • tsimionescu 7y ago
      Have you ever heard of Mondragon? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation It's more of less a large co-op and, according to Wikipedia: > It is the tenth-largest Spanish company in terms of asset turnover and the leading business group in the Basque Country.
      • dmix 7y ago
        I hadn’t heard of that. Thanks. Sounds like a nice alternative working arrangement while still maintaining a sane corporate structure. Plus a way better voluntary option that centralizing everything and ruining it with forced gov policies applied to everyone which are usually employed to reach similar goals.