Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I’m answering twice, I know...

The Ds this time around need to kill this GOP argument that capitalism as it is currently practiced is meritocratic or accruing from “natural” or “market” forces.

It is not.

The McCapitalism of today is a result of policy choices and interventions. Our govt has decided to bail out certain people, subsidize others, and screw many. This is not a system where “animal instincts” prevail. It’s managed to perpetuate a status quo. It’s designed to protect those at the top, those with capital.

The GOP cannot be allowed to sustain this Horatio Alger story about the sanctity of “competitive” capitalism. They’re purveyors of a rigged system. Somebody’s got to say that as nakedly as it needs to be said.

True. True capitalism would say “Fuck your trademark. Fake Nike’s all the way”.