tathra
bluelighter
this thread has strayed so far from the original point
Thats inevitable for pretty much every thread. So let's bring it back on track. "Leftist" and "liberal" are not the same thing, and neither are "communism", "socialism", "authoritarianism", and "nationalization (state capitalism)". So, who thinks it's time for capitalism to be retired? Free markets are not some unique trait to capitalism, they're a completely independent concept that can exist regardless of the economic system used. Free markets also require regulation to stay free, otherwise things ultimately drift towards regulatory capture and monopolies, with those things occurring fastest under capitalism. Over-regulation can certainly be a problem, but the idea that no regulation is some kind of panacea is absurd and provably wrong (ditto with supply side economics / trickle down / Reaganomics).
Being a libertarian, i think what needs to happen is that the government should incentivize corporations to change to/be created as co-ops (socialism). An authoritarian decree to get rid of capitalism hasn't worked yet, as human nature (greed, lust for power, etc) has always made things stop at nationalization (state capitalism).
Discuss.