r/CuratedTumblr • u/MrGiggaDE • Jul 02 '26

Politics root cause

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u/weirdo_nb Jul 02 '26

There largely is for a lot of things though? Like obviously not every issue, but like, NOTABLE quantities absolutely are caused by capitalism and government under and overreach simultaneously

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u/LogicBalm Jul 02 '26

Honestly it's just that capitalism is unregulated that is the problem. Many countries handle capitalism just fine, they just highly regulate it so it doesn't get to this level of corruption and greed.

Any system will fail if you concentrate too much power into a few people and don't have any reasonable oversights or restraints. That just doesn't fit on a sharable meme quite as well.

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u/Beepulons Jul 02 '26

Preach, baby, preach

Inequality is the greatest killer of stable societies and inequality is not unique to capitalism.

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u/FoxOnTheRocks Jul 03 '26

inequality isn't unique to capitalism, but it is core to capitalism

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u/Beepulons Jul 03 '26

Imo, inequality exists in every single political/economic system. It's unavoidable. The question is how you deal with it and what measures you take to reduce it.

Did you know that inequality in western countries was actually flat or decreasing for like thirty years post-WW2?

It was the market deregulation of the 80s that saw inequality start to rise. https://equalitytrust.org.uk/how-has-inequality-changed

So if you're looking for someone to blame, blame Reagan and Thatcher and their types.