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Re:Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by Ancapistani on Thursday October 01, 2020 @04:27PM (#24655830)
Capitalism isn’t the most precise term to use, honestly - it’s an economic system, not a social system.

Capitalism is not in any way “inherently authoritarian”. That assertion is false on its face - it basically boils down to private ownership of property and voluntary exchange. The means through which those things are ensured is outside the scope of an economic system.

Re:Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by rorykoehler on Friday October 02, 2020 @03:09AM (#24659848)
Capitalism as we have it today is inherently authoritarian. If you have no money you do whatever money tells you to do or suffer the consequences.
Re:Students Left Behind by Remote Learning by Ancapistani on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:53PM (#24665823)
What we have today doesn’t define “Capitalism” - it’s a combination of political and social systems with a big helping of cultural biases thrown in.