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Great explanation of free market capitalism versus socialism

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by K9Texan, Dec 14, 2025.

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  1. K9Texan

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    Capitalism doesn’t assume humans aren’t greedy. It assumes they are and refuses to give them power over others.

    That’s the point.

    Greed under capitalism is constrained by consent. You only get richer by offering something others voluntarily choose to pay for. If you stop providing value, the money stops.

    Greed under collectivism is unconstrained. It’s backed by force. You get resources whether you create value or not, so long as you can moralize need or capture political power.

    Also, capitalism doesn’t pit competition against cooperation. Competition is how we discover who can cooperate best. Every successful business is a massive act of cooperation with customers, workers, suppliers, and investors. It just isn’t coerced cooperation.

    And the claim that capitalists never give back is empirically false. Private charity, philanthropy, reinvestment, and voluntary aid explode under capitalist systems and collapse under socialist ones.

    What you’re really saying is this:

    You don’t trust individuals to choose generosity. You trust the state to enforce it.

    That isn’t moral. It’s just replacing voluntary cooperation with compulsory obedience.
     
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    Tinman and the little MAGA are so threatened and obsessed with AOC.
     
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    Ain't no such thing as a free market or capitalism when the money is centrally issued and controlled.
     
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    The OP is a troll. Tinman with a paper hat.
     
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    @Salvy
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    Capitalism is Reed Sheppard
    Socialism and the rest of D&D is Jeremy Lin
     
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    We need a no queens rally breh...
     
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    @glynch is mad that transgendering his sisters kids isn’t free
    But I got good news for him
    I know these Somali brehs that can do it for free
    With just his social security number
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    But giving Argentina 40 billion to bailout their economy while the US economy is imploding and were headed into a recession is fine though huh. You're being brainwashed
     
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    At least it's strengthening relations with our allies, the tampona on the other hand weren't gonna get used because dudes don't get periods... Only girls...

    It's like providing ballots for a Democrats election, won't get used.... The deep state decides who goes, just like Kamala...
     
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    "Strengthen our allies" lol bruh do you not see how full of **** you are. What the **** has Argentina ever done for us? You were anti EU all throughout Biden era even though Europe has done more for us then Argentina. The EU sent its soliders in every war we've been in recent history.

    You're smarter than your other cultists so I hope you wake up that youre being gas light. Bailing out Argentina isnt America first bruh
     
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    I'm still anti EU, their corruption knows no bounds. Its time for new allies, allies with good leadership and foundations that align with our core beliefs, traditions and religion. Perhaps The whole Americas can thrive with good men that are willing to jail corrupt politicians and criminals. Europe is being taken over by Islam, its time to let them lay in the bed they made....
     
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    Bruh the EU buys hundreads of billions of dollars of defense equipment from us. They buy a **** ton of tech and one of our largest export markets in the world. What the **** does Argetina do for USA? Their farmers are literally undermining US farmers by flooding the market with garbage unregulated meat. What the hell have they done for us?

    Taken over by Muslims? You realize every major city in EU is 3x safer than USA right?

    Paris is 6x safer than Houston
    Berlin is 3x safer than Houston
    London homicide rate is only 1.2 per 100k which is one of the safest cities in the west

    Its just funny how utterly brainwashed and illiterate Americans are about Europe. They absorb nothing but right wing propaganda but have no idea how safe European cities are compared to American cities. You're a good guy bruh but you've been brainwashed by propaganda.
     
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    You know there maybe too many rappers in America
    But it’s better than too many rapers in Europe
     
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