There is no such thing as “well regulated” capitalism. Capitalism by nature is predatory.
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Conceptually I don’t agree, but it almost doesn’t matter at this point. Crony capitalism - untethered to any moral or ethical sense of responsibility to people, planet or animals - has become a destructive force that now threatens our survival.
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Replying to @KarlMarxJunior @ProudSocialist
Private ownership and wage slavery are two completely different things. No, I don’t believe private ownership is inherently predatory. But wage slavery obviously is!

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Replying to @marwilliamson @KarlMarxJunior @ProudSocialist
We won't agree on everything, but I just want to say that I appreciate you kicking it with lefty Twitter. Thanks for joining the conversation.
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I’ve been in the Lefty conversation since before most of the people thanking me into the conversation were born:)
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Replying to @marwilliamson @KarlMarxJunior @ProudSocialist
Private ownership by itself is predatory, as it necessarily extracts the value that employees work to create, like hospital administrators get rich off the labour of doctors, and school administrators get rich off the labour of teachers.
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Employing someone is not inherently exploiting them. There is such a thing as righteous profit when people are paid fairly and are free to set their own terms.
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I continue to believe that the most enlightened societies have both capitalist and socialist elements.
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