Donald Trump’s new security directive labels anti-capitalist beliefs as a predictor of political violence. The irony: left-wing structural analysis actually pushes people away from lone-wolf attacks and toward mass organizing for change.

  • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    That’s funny because Trump isn’t a capitalist. In an open market, his businesses fail. He needs government interferencey China style.

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        7 days ago

        I remember running around twenty years ago asking people (generally educated successful people) how they define capitalism.

        Most people are not 100% sure, so they usually guess some form of market and blend it with consumerism.

        My guess is that most of this came from Mikhail Gorbachev advertising for Pizza Hut.

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        7 days ago

        And former eastern block =/= communism.

        I obviously used the mainstream meaning of that word.

        Fact is, Trump opposes free market capitalism because he’s a terrible business man.