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It seems like in Hawaii they expropriated lots of people, which is a violation of private property. Private property is a necessary prerequisite for capitalism
by chordalkeyboard 6y ago
It seems like in Hawaii they expropriated lots of people, which is a violation of private property. Private property is a necessary prerequisite for capitalism so I’m sure that it’s not correct to say that “imperialism is often done for capitalism” as its an oxymoron. “We had to destroy the village in order to save it”.
- jimmyvalmer 6y agoYou're right, American incursions against native peoples and Mexico exhibit utter disregard for the sanctity of property rights. It's an egregious mischaracterization to call the U.S. a bastion of capitalism.
- chordalkeyboard 6y ago> American incursions against native peoples and Mexico exhibit utter disregard for the sanctity of property rights. I would express this as “human rights” and I agree. > It's an egregious mischaracterization to call the U.S. a bastion of capitalism Agreed.