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What exactly is the historical basis that it's unintended? The origins of capitalism are hardly a display of democratic prowess.
by jahaja 7y ago
What exactly is the historical basis that it's unintended? The origins of capitalism are hardly a display of democratic prowess.
- smt88 7y agoWhile the ideal of capitalism -- the freedom of capital -- may not be everyone's ideal, its proponents often say that it also leads to the freedom of individuals. I disagree, but it's definitely possible to have a regulated capitalist society with high levels of individual prosperity and freedom (e.g. Denmark).
- jahaja 7y agoWell, as a Swede I'm aware of a middle-ground social democracy. But that's unrelated to what I asked about. It wasn't capitalism that made Scandinavia social-democratic. It was through hard fought labour struggles and through socialist ideals that drove the capitalist into far reaching concessions under the threat of revolution. So that doesn't say anything about how it's unintentional, if anything it just underlines it.