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Comment by themafia

10 hours ago

> fundamentally capitalism demands

Wall Street makes those demands. Those demands are backed up by court cases and precedent. Nothing about this is synonymous with "capitalism."

> It’s a CIA wet dream.

And they spend a significant amount of money. Is this "capitalism" still? Or are there more specific terms that would apply more directly to this arrangement?

> Social media is evil

The US is the largest manufacturer and seller of weapons in the world.

I can think of few things more synonymous with capitalism than Wall Street.

  • you're thinking of Laissez-faire capitalism. The very existence of this term suggests that "capitalism" is a very broad term.