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Post videos you genuinely enjoy and want to share, duh. Celebrate the diversity of interests shared by chapochatters by posting a deep dive into Venetian kelp farming, I dunno. Also media criticism, bite-sized versions of left-wing theory, all the stuff you expected. But I am curious about that kelp farming thing now that you mentioned it.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (67 children)

Capitalism is the antithesis of fascism. Unless your definition of capitalism includes fascism.

But capitalism is most simply the freedom to do with your money as you wish with no restrictions whatsoever. You can debate the merits or negatives of that all you want. But the fact remains that this is the definition. And that definition of capitalism is incompatible with fascism.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (8 children)

You've laid out a definition of capitalism here (I would disagree with it strongly, but leaving that aside), what is your working definition of fascism then? Because I don't see anything inherently incompatible between say, Umberto Eco's 14 tenets of fascism, and your definition of capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Merriam Webster seems fine.

Fascism - a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

Any government interference with economics is anti-capitalism. So automatically, a large government is incompatible with capitalism.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any government interference with economics is anti-capitalism.

data-laughing

Alright, I see we aren't being serious here.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I can't tell if it is a bit account, or a reactionary (libertarian?) truly detached from conscious thought; bearing witness to 'Nazi Germany wasn't capitalist' and 'socialism is when the government does stuff' takes are absolutely hilarious, even swaths of reddit-logo don't buy that garbage any longer.

Further down, we've got the galaxy-brain take of "Remove power from the government and you'll get corporations out of lobbying"...yes? Obviously?

Much like if you want to stop getting door to door salesmen at your house, you can completely demolish it.

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