Donald Trump’s new security directive labels anti-capitalist beliefs as a predictor of political violence. The irony: left-wing structural analysis actually pushes people away from lone-wolf attacks and toward mass organizing for change.

  • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    That’s funny because Trump isn’t a capitalist. In an open market, his businesses fail. He needs government interferencey China style.

      • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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        45 minutes ago

        I remember running around twenty years ago asking people (generally educated successful people) how they define capitalism.

        Most people are not 100% sure, so they usually guess some form of market and blend it with consumerism.

        My guess is that most of this came from Mikhail Gorbachev advertising for Pizza Hut.

    • Deme@sopuli.xyz
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      2 hours ago

      That’s a very narrow definition of capitalism. If free markets hinder the main function of the capitalist system (accumulating capital at the top), it will be eroded and abolished. Monopolies for example are much more profitable than competetive situations. Getting rid of or circumventing open market competition is always good business.