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The US is not a capitalist society, it is a liberal society. Capitalism is a consequence of that but it isn't the reason.
by bluGill 5mo ago
The US is not a capitalist society, it is a liberal society. Capitalism is a consequence of that but it isn't the reason.
- tehjoker 5mo agoThis is completely backwards read Marx. Superstructure (culture, politics) flows from the economic base (there are some important exceptions, but that’s the dominant arrow).
- bluGill 5mo agoMarx can say what he wants but history itself disagrees.
- doublepg23 5mo ago> read Marx read Popper
- tehjoker 5mo agoPopper talks about sociology as though it were physics. Unfortunately, competitive games and the subjective belief of people can influence the course of history if the right material conditions are in place. Sometimes you try different things and get different results in different contexts.