• havokdj@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Do you honestly think a communist or socialist society which is wealthy would be any healthier for the environment than a capitalist one that is also wealthy?

    We have been destroying the planet long before economy was a concept.

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      1 year ago

      A socialist or communist society could be healthier. Not saying it automatically would be. The only people theorizing a sustainable economy are on the (far) left though.

      And the last 50 years proved that sustainability is impossible in a capitalist system. It hinders profits, and the basis of capitalism is: always more profits.

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          1 year ago

          Well… no. It never was. Even the USA is highly intrusive and protectionnist. Also, state capitalism ? In you other responses you talk about China like it’s not a capitalist country. China is the main example of state capitalism.

          I think you are confusing capitalism with something else.

          The wikipedia article is a good start if you are interested.

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              1 year ago

              Ahah ! So you just change the definition of a word to make it fit your worldview. And yes wikipedia is not a great source but it usually cover the basic stuff. I gave you the link to get you started but I see you’re not interested in educating yourself about the subject.

              I mean, again, you think capitalism mean limited state intervention. It does not. By definition.

              I’ll let you in you own world with your own words and custom definitions !