• earphone843@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    But it isn’t. Capitalism didn’t just magically appear. It’s the result of human greed after the industrial revolution.

    If capitalism had been possible before the IR, it would have happened. Most of human history is the people in power abusing the masses for personal gain.

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      10 hours ago

      I agree it is the result of human greed. But as always the systems we live in were created by the wealthy. The average human of the time didn’t want that they got.

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            5 hours ago

            Yes, it is.

            Because when revolution does happen, things can become pretty harmonious. For a while. Then the greed and corruption seep back in and we’re right back where we were.

            History repeats itself because of human behavior.

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              History repeats itself because most people are too nice to take the ruthless steps required to squash corruption before it looks like a problem. Just like we (Americans) were too forgiving of the Confederacy and let those racist traitors live, let alone continue to self-govern and exert power over others.