We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prosp

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• funonthaside

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  7 months ago

  Perhaps true many many years ago, but there are many successful people of all backgrounds and races these days.
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  ^^^^^^^^^* “Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money. Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries like mine can live in luxury. It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few.” — Greta Thunberg, in a speech at the UN Climate Change COP24 Conference, 2018
• RonJax2

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  7 months ago

  The simple undeniable fact about capitalism is that it has resulted in an extreme reduction of world poverty over the last 150 years. [view link] There is no doubt that parts of America and other "first-world" nations were built by slaves and exploited peasants, and this is deplorable but this isn't inherent to capitalism. Communist regimes have exploited the poor and used slaves too.
• drewcareypnw

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  7 months ago

  The simple undeniable fact is that cj doesn’t know what the word undeniable means. UNDENIABLE
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  @RonJax2 Imperialism and capitalism (and many other isms) are inherently exploitative, alienating, unstable, unsustainable, and creates massive economic inequality, commodifies people, and is anti-democratic and leads to an erosion of human rights and national sovereignty while it incentivises imperialist expansion and war, and that it benefits a small minority at the expense of the majority of the population.
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  @drewcareypnw un·de·ni·a·ble adjective unable to be denied or disputed. "it is an undeniable fact that some dogs (and humans) are easier to train than others"
• twentyfive

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  7 months ago

  What is really UNDENIABLE is the fact that C. J. Kunt’s favored countries like Russia, China, and the rest of the commie countries practice a much more predatory form of capitalism than the United States and its free allies. Capitalism as practiced in the free world is much more beneficial to a broader society’s economic benefit, the proof is the size and reach of the middle classes in democracies around the world.
• RonJax2

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  7 months ago

  >Imperialism and capitalism CJ, again you're conflating two things that aren't related. Imperialist nations aren't always capitalist nor are capitalist nations always imperialist. Consider Russia's imperialist invasion of Ukraine. Or consider the Uyghur genocide ongoing in China. Consider also the relatively calm and prosperous life capitalist Europeans have enjoyed post WWII due to free trade and migration.
• etsutwigg222

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  7 months ago

  You lost me when you quoted a Swedish teenager as support.
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  @etsutwigg222 Readers should decide whether something written makes sense by its content, not by the person who writes or says it, regardless of his her nationality or age.
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  @RonJax2 “Imperialism by Any Other Name” “During the rise of American imperialism, its defenders would point to the “manifest destiny” of the country and justify imperialist expansion with the “mission” the nation had to spread its civilization in those parts of the world yet unconquered. The methods employed in this imperialist expansion were varied, depending on the amount of native resistance, the degree of competition with other powers and the specific aims of a particular adventure. But whether the policy was identified as “spheres of influence,” “armed intervention,” “political regulation,” “acquisition without annexation,” or “conquest and purchase,” no one doubted in the least that it was imperialism.”
• TheeOSU

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  7 months ago

  ^ Undeniably a cock sucking HOMO that reverts to more lies when his previous lies have been exposed!
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  Remember children "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser” ~ Socrates
• TheeOSU

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  7 months ago

  ^ Undeniably a cock sucking HOMO that reverts to more lies when his previous lies have been exposed!
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  Sore Losers: Making fun of them is even better than winning. :D
• TheeOSU

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  7 months ago

  ^ Sore loser and a dick pic collecting homo too! Man this is FUN! HAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!!
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  Remember children "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser” ~ Socrates
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  :D
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
• drewcareypnw

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  7 months ago

  @cj we are long past the point where the fact that you can copy/paste implies that you know what the word means. UNDENIABLE
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  @drewcareypnw “The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.” ~ Ladd a Tammy Duckworth ~ U.S. Army helicopter pilot ~ Lieutenant Colonel retired/veteran Awards: Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Army Commendation Medal Combat Action Badge Senior Army Aviator Badge Dame Grand Cross (First Class) of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
• WiseToo

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  7 months ago

  “Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money. Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries like mine can live in luxury. It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few.” Environmental activist Greta Thunberg's net worth is $18 Million USD. Thunberg was born into a wealthy Swedish family. She has inherited over $10 million from her family's estate. Interesting, it seems Greta Thunberg herself is one of those very small number of people she alludes to who continue making enormous amounts of money.
• CJKent_band

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  7 months ago

  @WiseToo Readers should decide whether something written makes sense by its content, not by the person who writes or says it, regardless of his/her nationality or age or economic status.
• motorhead

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  7 months ago

  In 2018, Greta claimed the world would end by 2023. Well, we only have about 20 more days. Let’s close out the world by getting lap dances and drinking to excess.
• Mate27

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  7 months ago

  CJ Kunt is an example of why the current educational system has been failing our youth for decades. When my children get old enough I’ll take them to a 2nd or 3rd world country and show them what their missing out on, and whenever they complain about their life at home I’ll tell them if they keep complaining they can go find a better life over there!
• rattdog

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  7 months ago

  ay motorhead, lapdances? nah - fuck that!!! if i only have a few moments left before the new year ball drops and poof i'm going to die right after that the dick is going to be whipped out for a cum as fast as i can lightning blowjob.
• Estafador

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  7 months ago

  Who ever gave protestants credit for the growth of capitalism?
• CJKent_band

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  6 months ago

  @Estafador “Max Weber (1904) posited that, in Europe in his time, Protestants were more likely than Catholics to value capitalist ideology, and believed in hard work and careful saving. He showed that Protestant values directly influenced the rise of capitalism and helped create the modern world order.”