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Why are folks so anti-capitalist? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by o_o@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi all,

I'm seeing a lot of hate for capitalism here, and I'm wondering why that is and what the rationale behind it is. I'm pretty pro-capitalism myself, so I want to see the logic on the other side of the fence.

If this isn't the right forum for a political/economic discussion-- I'm happy to take this somewhere else.

Cheers!

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[-] Zyansheep@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

everyone is equal and thus should have equal rights and treatment under the law

Isn't that like the definition of (clasical) liberalism?

[-] jlou@mastodon.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Classical liberal principles like the principle that legal responsibility should be assigned in accordance with de facto responsibility actually philosophically imply anti-capitalist workplace democracy, and are not philosophically consistent with wage labor. Classical liberalism needs to return to its spot on the left

this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023

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