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"Innovation" (lemmy.world)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That's not what capitalism is. People have been exchanging things long before the 1600s. Capitalism is about allowing private interests to own a state's productive capacity for the purposes of profit.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hahahahahahahahaha no.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Hahahahahahahaha yes.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The word government isn't even in that entire article. Maybe quote a specific part instead of idiotically linking a main Wikipedia page...?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Okay, allow me to copy/paste the relevant section, the first sentence.

    Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.

    Meaning individuals (aka private interests) own and control the means of production with the goal of generating profit, rather than they be publicly controlled, which is to say controlled by the government.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Controlled by the government part is added by you with no source. Typical American basement dwelling commie

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100353611

    There's your source. That makes two versus your zero? Surely you know what you're talking about.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Dude quoting general things doenst make your point... At all... Nor does downvoting me..

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Brother, you asked me to source the definition of public ownership so I got you a literal dictionary definition of it. And for the record, I haven't downvoted any of your comments, not even the ones I found irritating.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I did not ever ask that. Please refrain from putting words into my mouth. What are you, a tankie?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Controlled by the government part is added by you with no source. Typical American basement dwelling commie

    Okay, maybe you didn't ask for it, precisely. But you seemed to be bothered that I didn't provide one, so I did.

    You seem to be in your feelings about all this, though.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I left Europe 14 years ago because it wasn't nice anymore in my home town. Sorry for you guys but if you live in the USA you shouldn't think you know everything about Europe...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't think I've made any specific claims about Europe in our discussion. I don't live in the USA, I live in Canada, but either way I would never claim to know everything about Europe because I don't.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Polite USA = still same shit

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