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Originally Posted by Marulus
That is where exactly the problem resides. The current global capitalism has no relation to the free entreprise, it is about gigantic multinationals exerting their pressure on governments. Political elites of various nations become thus merely managerial castes. The free enterprise is rendered almost impossible because the mega-corporations destroy any small or medium-sized firms. The masses of people then depend on the state structures of power and on the managements of various firms, to survive and feed themselves off. Thus you have masses of the slaves of the system, which are supposed to remain silent and not object, as long as their basic needs are met. It is here that Capitalism and Communism converge. So it becomes a false dilemma to choose between them too.
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I agree entirely. It is a disingenuous argument by financial elites to conflate and confuse free enterprise with the actual system of industrial and financial capitalism in place today. This system needs state support at every step of the way and makes serfs of the majority of us. Its driving mechanism is imperialism and militarism.