Gregory's ServerThe concept of capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit, characterized by free markets, competition, and limited government intervention. There are many forms this concept can take, so saying that a country isn't capitalist because it has "numerous laws to protect their economy" and claiming that that goes against the concept of capitalism is ridiculous. 2/3
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I'm a communist. One of my ultimate goals for humanity is the abolition of money. Capitalism is an economic system that is heavily centered around money. If the goal of the abolition of money is to be achieved, capitalism will also have to be abolished with it down the line. I don't want to take away small-scale artisan tools or personal farms from people. All I want is the collectivization of large enterprises and the redistribution of wealth on a broad scale. @Radical_EgoCom Si on partage librement les brevets et les idées. Est-ce que les entreprises de grande taille sont vraiment une nécessité ? Ce sont les empires qui aiment bien centraliser : pour plus facilement exercer leurs contrôles. Paix, entraide et prospérité camarade. I think that you should just read "State and Revolution" by Vladimir Lenin to better understand why a centeralized socialist government is necessary. The website here is in English, but it can translate to French: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1917/staterev/ @Radical_EgoCom @benjamin_e You understand that money predates capitalism by several thousand years, right? Money is primarily an account of debt - which may indicate grain owed, labor owed, or gratitude owed. Money, itself, is not capitalism, but a way that capitalism represents or orders power. I'm not stupid. I know that money existed before capitalism. I never stated nor implied that money didn't exist before capitalism, so I don't know why you feel the need to inform me on this obvious fact as if I wasn't aware. |
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Also, abolishing just currency, shares, the right to own more than two properties, and patents won't eliminate capitalist exploitation. Capitalist exploitation is caused by the private ownership of the means of production and the extraction of surplus value from workers. If those two things are retained, capitalist exploitation will remain, so abolishing the things you listed aren't sufficient enough. 3/3