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MohRokTah

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5. Capitalism isn't perfect, just like Democracy.

Reply to AOR (Original post)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 05:08 PM

Nov 2015

Both are the best systems available to us, though. History has proved this time and again.

Socialism always fails.

You'll never make me an anti-capitalist. There has never been the argument contrived that could convince me to be anti-capitalist.

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The Historic Plague of Individualism Continues Under Present Day US Capitalism [View all] AOR Nov 2015 OP

Being an individual is bad or something? NobodyHere Nov 2015 #1

Bad in terms of solidarity needed... AOR Nov 2015 #3

Plague? Throd Nov 2015 #2

In a sense yes... AOR Nov 2015 #4

Capitalism isn't perfect, just like Democracy. MohRokTah Nov 2015 #5

Not only is capitalism "not perfect" and your view of "history" utter nonsense... AOR Nov 2015 #6

The same can be said about communism. Throd Nov 2015 #8

Lenin/Mao style communism hifiguy Nov 2015 #10

Capitalism and crony capitalism Throd Nov 2015 #11

Capitalism by its very nature demands the exploitation and hifiguy Nov 2015 #12

Spot on hifi... AOR Nov 2015 #15

Not even close... AOR Nov 2015 #16

Well said. hifiguy Nov 2015 #9

Good answer.. Well said. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #13

Fail. PowerToThePeople Nov 2015 #7

And people wonder why a Socialist can never be elected president. MohRokTah Nov 2015 #14