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Re:Pictures from the Eastern Bloc in the 80s by baursak on Saturday December 15, 2018 @04:05PM (#18690339)
Markets existed long before capitalism. So saying "capitalism is just a market" is just plainly incorrect.
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Re:Pictures from the Eastern Bloc in the 80s by whatshisface on Saturday December 15, 2018 @05:38PM (#18690753)
Markets couldn't have existed before capitalism, because capitalism is just a market.
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Re:Pictures from the Eastern Bloc in the 80s by baursak on Saturday December 15, 2018 @08:08PM (#18691199)
Capitalism developed within the past 400 years or so. Markets existed for millenia. I don't want to sound rude, but these are just basic facts.
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