(July 5, 2017 at 12:33 pm)KerimF Wrote:(July 5, 2017 at 11:22 am)Brian37 Wrote: Siri Gibberish Translator, "I just made shit up and pulled it out of my ass".
Let me clue you in, the use of the word "typical" is bullshit.
Monopolies of power can arise in any aspect of society, be it religion, class, political party, economic view or an overlap of a combo of those things.
Closed oppressive theocracies such as Saudi Arabia and Iran have the same thing in common with North Korea, worship of the state. Neither are good.
In the open west in pluralistic societies the concept isn't either to worship a god, or worship the state, but systems of checks and balances on all powers, public or private.
China is a closed state, it has a one party monopoly on the economy, but it is also at the same time a capitalist country. The Kim family is a family monopoly but the family itself also gets rich investing in the global economy. Gadaffi was a billionaire who owned stock in General Electric. Cuba is a majority CATHOLIC and Fidel Castro had at one time a personal fortune estimated to be $800,000,000.
None of your OP made any sense at all. And it most certainly does not argue for a western open system with any sense of coherence.
It seems that you are trying to prove me, by your post above, that your country is the best one in the world.
Please, you don't have to prove me this because I am glad you believe what a typical citizen should believe about his ruling system. This is always good for the sanity of the common people in any country around the world.
Oh fuck off, the right are the bullshit hyper nationalists here. I have never and will never brag about America being the best at everything, no we are not. Especially with the orange buttface in office. Trump certainly IS NOT the best we can do and the sooner that fucker is out the better.
That has nothing to do with economic systems. And you missed the part where I said BOTH left and right misuse the word "capitalism" because it is NOT a form of government. Every nation both friend and foe worldwide invest in the global market.
Your OP was nonsense, that had nothing at all to do with how I think America is currently doing. Right now we could be doing way better at a lot of things.
