Damus
BlueDuckBTC · 5w
Are you familiar with No True Scotsman Fallacy? Your views on what capitalism is and does may be romanticized. We cannot give capitalism this god like existence where everything good is capitalism and...
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I'm not sure where you see me romanticizing capitalism. I'm just say that what we have now - which is terrible - is not capitalism. It's a joining of private ownership with govt power, which is something else.

Almost all NA tribes had territories and many had individual ownership of tools or animals. Most didn't think of land ownership in the way that is currently understood, but hunting grounds that were fiercely defended. The primary definition of profit is simply "an advantageous return." Any successful tribe had that in their hunting and their trade.

Which tribe are you referring to?
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BlueDuckBTC · 5w
I do think you would benefit from looking up No True Scotmans Fallacy but I will share why you are being religious with capitalism in my next post. Do you have a time period you can refer me to that “true” capitalism reigned supreme…I would love to study it with you? Your definition of profit...
BlueDuckBTC · 5w
I wrote this a while ago for instances just like this. Hope it helps. The problem with this argument is that it relies on a No True Scotsman fallacy. Every time capitalism’s outcomes are criticized, the response is that we do not live under true capitalism. The system that actually exists is alwa...