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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by saulapremium on Thursday June 04, 2026 @01:04AM (#48394150)
No, that is not always the result, very far from it. You seem to believe that society is just the natural state of things, and "government" is almost just in the way. It's an incredible blindness to the privilege you enjoy.
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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by WalterBright on Thursday June 04, 2026 @01:24AM (#48394328)
The proper role of government is to protect people from thieves and murderers and externalities and provide national defense.

I am not an anarchist.

> privilege you enjoy

Privileges anyone enjoys living in the United States. That's why millions are always trying to come here.

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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by disgruntledphd2 on Thursday June 04, 2026 @04:06AM (#48395643)
> The proper role of government is to protect people from thieves and murderers and externalities and provide national defense.

This is a 19th century regalian viewpoint (which is fine). Taken to its logical conclusion, education and healthcare services should not be provided by the government. I think that this is a wildly unpopular viewpoint, and is really unlikely to lead to good outcomes in our kind of society.

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