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minus-squareRQG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoRegulation could keep capitalism in check. In reality capitalists use their money to make and change laws through lobbyists or bribes, and by propaganda through owning all media.
minus-squareAux@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoNot in reality, but in the US. Lobbying is called corruption elsewhere and is a crime. Don’t put this shit on capitalism, it’s a US only problem.
minus-squareximtor@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago it’s a US only problem. Absolutely not. There more than enough lobbying and corruption in our all-so-democratic EU, just most of the population denying it based on “look how much worse the US is”
minus-squareRQG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWe have all of that in the EU too. The US is just a few years ahead.
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoCouldnt that be made illegal too?
minus-squareRQG@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt could but it’s hard with the capitalism power dynamics in place.
Regulation could keep capitalism in check.
In reality capitalists use their money to make and change laws through lobbyists or bribes, and by propaganda through owning all media.
Not in reality, but in the US. Lobbying is called corruption elsewhere and is a crime. Don’t put this shit on capitalism, it’s a US only problem.
Absolutely not. There more than enough lobbying and corruption in our all-so-democratic EU, just most of the population denying it based on “look how much worse the US is”
We have all of that in the EU too. The US is just a few years ahead.
Couldnt that be made illegal too?
It could but it’s hard with the capitalism power dynamics in place.