Free market ideologues...


	Free market ideologues...

earnric

10-22-2008 2:38 PM

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capitalism, economy

earnric says:

Some people just like to put there faith in absolutes...

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11-3-2008 8:28 AM

Johanna_G

earnric said:

Some people just like to put there faith in absolutes...

That's the point: capitalism has a religious character. I am not against it. But the elbowroom of capitalism has to be kept under democratic control as well as the elbowroom of any other religion. Otherwise it's going to behave like an ichneumon fly.

11-4-2008 9:43 AM

earnric

It is like a religion for people...

It's scary how pragmatism goes out the window...

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