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Old February 15th, 2018, 07:22 PM   #827
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Originally Posted by scoundrel View Post
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The record of state communism is very much worse than the record of free market capitalism.
I am not so certain about that - the horrors and injustices of the 18th century are glossed over. If free market capitalism were actually market driven and free, but power concentrates and greed and unenlightened self-interest destroys what we think might be natural and good.

State communism dragged a feudal society from 200-300 years ago forward in 50 years. There are theocracies today which still haven't made it to 1900.

I with you on the mixed concept, but wouldn't underestimate how fragile it is.
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