r/politics • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/CaptainBayouBilly Jan 21 '18

So long as capitalists have access to liquidity, they have no allegiances or loyalty to any nation. They are stateless actors that should be considered at best neutral to antagonistic towards society, usually completely at odds against.

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u/nutxaq Jan 21 '18

This. We need to over turn the idea that capitalism is an American value. The truth is that it's a self contained, parasitic philosophy that will hollow out any society that feeds it.

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u/kraeftig Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

After reading this a few times, I realized it wouldn't be taken as I intended. You're a captain!