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How is fraud capitalism? A effective and working contract law system is one of the corner stones of capitalism.

• eru 4y ago
  We have to be careful to distinguish between capitalism as an ideal, and as a description of what happens in the real world. (The same applies to socialism or any other -ism.) Otherwise we will just engage in 'No True Scotsman' fallacies.
  • chmod600 4y ago
    True, but fraud is not at all specific to capitalism in practice or theory.
    • eru 4y ago
      I agree with that, but not everyone does. So at least being careful about _is_ and _ought_ (or practice and ideals) makes that discussion slightly less unproductive.
    • solarkraft 4y ago
      You'd probably agree that maximizing profit is a corner stone of capitalism. In practice this principle is way above staying within the bounds of morals or laws.
      • eru 4y ago
        That seems like a fully generalised critique for almost all -isms.