• DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    AOC not seeing the covid 19 travesty and the government proving this isnt capitalism but communism for the rich

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      communism isn’t just when the government does stuff. you’re describing textbook capitalism here. the transatlantic slave trade was state subsidized human trafficking using the first form of capital, Black people. we can’t “no true Scotsman” our way out of capitalist economic disasters

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        Man the tip of the iceberg, you go deep down enough and its not even capitalism but socialism for capitalists which makes jobs an invitation to participate in their economy which is literally communism for capitalists.