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As I said in another comment, you're attacking a straw man. I did not say pure capitalism existed before, but that the US is less capitalist today than before.
by oDot 6y ago
As I said in another comment, you're attacking a straw man. I did not say pure capitalism existed before, but that the US is less capitalist today than before.
- jahaja 6y agoWhen was it more capitalist than today and why?
- oDot 6y agoIn the late 19th to early 20th century, due to less government involvement
- jahaja 6y agoBut due to the same reason it was absolutely horrible back then for the workers? Surely that's nothing to look back in awe to?
- oDot 6y agoCorrelation doesn't imply causation. If you want we can discuss a specific "horrible thing" and examine the ties to capitalism at the time.
- egh5oon 6y ago...which led to a level of inequality comparable to slavery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th-century_London#Poverty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th-century_London#Poverty https://spartacus-educational.com/U3Ahistory21.htm https://spartacus-educational.com/U3Ahistory21.htm