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Re:Milton Friedman: Is Capitalism Humane? (1977) [video] by conanbatt on Friday March 06, 2020 @11:43AM (#22504989)
You can try seeing what the known alternative generates in terms of options.
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Re:Milton Friedman: Is Capitalism Humane? (1977) [video] by throwaway43283 on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:02PM (#22505188)
"The alternatives are worse" tends not to be a good refutation of "this option is bad".
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Re:Milton Friedman: Is Capitalism Humane? (1977) [video] by conanbatt on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:09PM (#22505263)
To find the best option it is enough to weed out all the rest.
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Re:Milton Friedman: Is Capitalism Humane? (1977) [video] by Kaze404 on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:04PM (#22505211)
I don't see how that changes anything. Sure, the alternatives might be worse (which I disagree), but that doesn't mean the current system is good.
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Re:Milton Friedman: Is Capitalism Humane? (1977) [video] by JackRabbitSlim on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:02PM (#22505193)
Can you?

What does China tell us about Republics, given that it is the Peoples Republic of China? What does North Korea tell us about democracy and repulbics, given that it is "The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea"?

No? But we are willing to take at face value oppressive regimes using "socialist" language?

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