• JustMy2c@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    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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      1 year ago

      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 year ago

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

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            1 year ago

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

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              1 year ago

              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 year ago

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

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                  1 year ago

                  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 year ago

                    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…