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[โ€“] causepix@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

you completely dense morons

You not wanting to understand what we're telling you does not make us the morons.

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In the sense that the government can't seize your shit [...] that doesn't mean we can't tax the shit out of billionaires

Doesn't it? Where do you draw the line between taxes and government seizure, especially in the context of capital owners? Also, wouldn't it be far more effective for the government to simply own the means of production and operate at the behest of the people? Does taxing capitalists more while still allowing them to have full control over the means of production - which they'll use to influence the people and government in their favor - not simply set up the same situation we find ourselves in now, just some amount of time down the road?

I would say it does set that up (in fact it has in the past, just look at what was in the new deal and how it's been eroded since it was signed. Assuming you're familiar with US history...), and that is why liberalism is incompatible with anti-capitalism.

[โ€“] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 0 points 10 minutes ago

No, liberalism means INDEPENDENT of the economic system I believe in personal liberty. Billionaires shitting on everything INTERFERES with my and my peoples personal liberty therefore it must be destroyed