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Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness. I was comparing the argument you were making to the arguments of those who supported the war. I was not comparing the Iraq war to capitalism. Again, you've offered no alternatives, just complaining. Yeah, that argument. This isn't kindergarten, every criticism does not have to come with some uplifting solution. I'm pointing out the system is broken. That's a necessary prerequisite to making something better. Also: a capitalist system that has raised the standard of living to every individual who participates in it Come now, capitalism destroys plenty of lives. It may well be the "least worst system," but claiming it doesn't have casualties is either propaganda or survivorship bias. Still, the complaint, as you put it, is not about capitalism itself, but that in its current form it reduces our lives to a monetary "standard of living." I am not necessarily advocating the end of capitalism, just the end of its deification.

Posted by rquantz on Apr 13, 2015, 4:34 PM

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Oh my goodness.

rquantzApr 13, 2015, 4:34 PM

Oh my goodness. I was comparing the argument you were making to the arguments of those who supported the war. I was not comparing the Iraq war to capitalism. Again, you've offered no alternatives, just complaining. Yeah, that argument. This isn't kindergarten, every criticism does not have to come with some uplifting solution. I'm pointing out the system is broken. That's a necessary prerequisite to making something better. Also: a capitalist system that has raised the standard of living to every individual who participates in it Come now, capitalism destroys plenty of lives. It may well be the "least worst system," but claiming it doesn't have casualties is either propaganda or survivorship bias. Still, the complaint, as you put it, is not about capitalism itself, but that in its current form it reduces our lives to a monetary "standard of living." I am not necessarily advocating the end of capitalism, just the end of its deification.

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