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minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down2·14 hours agoDo you even know what Capitalism means?
minus-squareGorilladrums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down15·14 hours agoDo you? Capitalism is quite literally the idea that private individuals can own and control the means of production.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoNo. Marx, who defined Capitalism was clear that it was a state of the world where most wealth was controlled by a select few.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·12 hours agoSo not the same as all the workers owning the factory…just one guy maybe.
minus-squareGorilladrums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·12 hours agoNo every business is a factory or a corporation, most businesses aren’t.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoMost businesses have atleast one employee who has no ownership stake in the company
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·12 hours agoGo a step further and argue Monarchies are really capitalism as well because the king is a private individual owning the means of production.
minus-squareGorilladrums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·12 hours agoMonarchy is a system of government. Are people on this site allergic to basic information?
minus-squarezbyte64@awful.systemslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoMore than that, we’re capable of ignoring the personal attacks and push the point further. Capitalism is sociopolitical so dismissing comparisons to other political arrangements is silly
Do you even know what Capitalism means?
Do you? Capitalism is quite literally the idea that private individuals can own and control the means of production.
No. Marx, who defined Capitalism was clear that it was a state of the world where most wealth was controlled by a select few.
So not the same as all the workers owning the factory…just one guy maybe.
No every business is a factory or a corporation, most businesses aren’t.
Most businesses have atleast one employee who has no ownership stake in the company
Go a step further and argue Monarchies are really capitalism as well because the king is a private individual owning the means of production.
Monarchy is a system of government. Are people on this site allergic to basic information?
More than that, we’re capable of ignoring the personal attacks and push the point further. Capitalism is sociopolitical so dismissing comparisons to other political arrangements is silly