There is just too much for me to respond, I'll just choose a few points I want to discuss.
Quote:No, not really. Capitalism describes a system where industry and trade are run solely by private entities for profit. Great system if you happen to have money, pretty shitty if you don't. Or you have extravagant needs, like healthcare (which IMO, should not be a for-profit enterprise).What's wrong with what I've written in defense of capitalism: "What do you mean by 'nasty'? If you mean 'wanting the best for themselves, and not caring too much about others', then it works most of the time. We don't expect our meal because a baker is a good person who wants to give everyone bread, but because he makes money by making bread. But you know when it doesn't work? It's when government tells people what to do."?
Quote:A shit ton of medical research is done by colleges, which are funded by..to a large degree.. wait for it... the government. That doesn't stop corporations from price gauging you for the drugs your money paid to research.What's your evidence that government is good at deciding what part of science to invest in? To me it seems it's terrible at it. It produced dangerous weapons. And today, it invests in Artificial Intelligence, and tell me we are sure it won't lead to apocalypse this century.
Quote:Try to establish a makeshift local government as fast as possible so you don't get your wife raped and your stuff taken by bigger, stronger neighborsWhy do you guys think police helps decreasing violence? I've explained why I think police might actually increase violence: "Government isn't actively trying to protect us. It only intervenes when a psychopath has already murdered someone. And then they put him not to a place where he will rehabilitate, but to a place from where he returns with even more psychological problems, which made him murder in the first place. For all we know, they could in fact be making things worse.".