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greatnpowerfuloz
09 Nov 2014 08:03 pm
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To the extent that they go so far as to manipulate my government to gain greater and greater advantages in order to grow larger and acquire more without contributing a fair and equitable compensation? They have an unnerving amount of power. Time is running out for your kind. Nobody wants what you'...
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RichClem
09 Nov 2014 07:56 pm
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I understand what you don't; that without the power of government Capitalism is voluntary, and that the definition of Capitalism is Free Market Capitalism. Combine the power of business and government, and you end up with a form of Fascism. That's exactly why Socialism fails....
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greatnpowerfuloz
09 Nov 2014 07:45 pm
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Obviously you don't if you stand by the idea that capitalism can be corrupted by something outside of itself. An impossible scenario when capitalism is, by its very nature, the corrupting influence. Unless you believe that somehow you can separate the ideal of capitalism from its human operators. ...
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RichClem
09 Nov 2014 07:43 pm
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If politicians do not allow particular businesses or sectors to be empowered via law or regulations, the process of Capitalism is voluntary. So what power do corporations have over you?...
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RichClem
09 Nov 2014 07:40 pm
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I understand that the psychotic is equating near opposites. You obviously can't comprehend that....
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RichClem
09 Nov 2014 07:39 pm
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I'm not confusing anything, moonbat. I've cited the dictionary definition of "Capitalism." Have you? No, you prefer ignorance and idiocy....
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greatnpowerfuloz
09 Nov 2014 07:36 pm
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If you can't understand the concept, just admit you don't understand and we can all move on without you....
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greatnpowerfuloz
09 Nov 2014 07:32 pm
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Capitalism, by virtue of the disassociated and competitive humans at its helm, is by nature an entity that eventually needs to corrupt and manipulate, in order to survive the unfettered demands it creates for itself. There are no checks and balances within the entity capable of reining in its appeti...
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RichClem
09 Nov 2014 07:21 pm
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Up is down, and hot is cold!...
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RichClem
09 Nov 2014 07:19 pm
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Not according to the actual definition, moonbat. What you refer to is a corruption of Capitalism....
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