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> and you get into the sort of "Communism would work if people cooperated!" silliness territory. What are you on about? Lets run a quick thought test: Are yo
by me_me_me 5y ago
> and you get into the sort of "Communism would work if people cooperated!" silliness territory.
What are you on about?
Lets run a quick thought test:
Are you for or against people selling:
- bio-weapons to kids on the street?
- heroin?
What about sending money to North Korea?
What about... you get the point
Free-Market means no restriction on market, the magical self-regulation will restrict undesired transactions somehow.
What modern economies have are:
Open, fair markets, overseen by governments to ensure its fair and open. They are not somehow communist because they regulate and ensure baby milk is free of heavy metals and paint has no lead in it.
- ceejayoz 5y agoThe point is that neither perfect communism nor perfect free market setups are possible. Everything is always going to fall somewhere in the middle of things; you'll find some countries with less regulation in some areas, more in others. As such, statements like "The concept of a free-market scares the politicians in America" as if it were achievable in the strict context the poster requires ("There is no /freedom/ in our markets") are a bit silly. Why would they be scared of something that literally can't exist? Proponents of communism similarly like to use the "well that wasn't real communism" to evade critiques of the real-world implementations of it.