Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "Should we save capitalism? | Slavoj Žižek, Paul Krugman, Yanis Varoufakis, Shoshana Zuboff, and more" video.

Thank you for the reading suggestions. So valuable!
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@JavierBonillaC So then does my lousy quality of life come from the free market as well -- or do we chalk that up to being all my own fault? 🤣 Ideologues, spare us! The OP was outstanding, and very Aristotelian, actually. It thus predates any such debate about Mao or Marx, or Jesus, for that matter. (Were you . . . jealous?) Here's a thought: If The Market has decided that McDonald's and reality television are worth more than Barenboim, Einstein, Mozart, and Zizek put together, is that proof that they are? The opening discussion of ascent of the rentier class, which Adam Smith warned us about, and for good reason, is excellent. Adam Smith predates Marx -- of course. Don't pretend this is so tough by diverting the conversation to the usual nonsense.
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@mavrospanayiotis Nicely said.
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@maxheadrom3088 Smith considered the free market one where the "invisible hand" was fully operational -- which the rentier class always tries to impede, to gain advantage for preexisting fortunes at the expense of productive and creative people. He would never call what you see in the US -- finance capitalism and no commons (with the possible exception of the air we breath, but there are those who pollute that, so . . . ) -- a "free market."
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@silex9837 That's what I thought was the history as well. It is always important to verify facts, and suspend judgment in the meantime.
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