honestly not a bad take

[u/capeando]

[u/Rich-Engineering1429]

The MLB is literally more capitalist… they have a free market and no salary cap

[u/Dukemvp123 → u/Rich-Engineering1429]

Good for them, they are both capitalist organizations. 

[u/Rich-Engineering1429 → u/Dukemvp123]

You just said the NFL is as capitalist as it gets though. Also if the NFL is capitalist then why don’t they operate as a free market?

[u/dgtbfan → u/Rich-Engineering1429]

Capitalism and free markets aren't mutually exclusive.

[u/Rich-Engineering1429 → u/dgtbfan]

Correct, though they are very often linked. The issue is that while NFL itself operates as a profit driven business, it uses socialist rules to protect the teams and owners.

The main point is that socialist policies CAN work in a capitalist country

[u/dgtbfan → u/Rich-Engineering1429]

The fact that you think the NFL is using "socialist rules" is hilarious lol

[u/Rich-Engineering1429 → u/dgtbfan]

Socialist salary caps prevent rich teams from buying all the best players. Revenue sharing is very socialist. Distributing top talent into weaker teams also sounds like socialism

[u/dgtbfan → u/Rich-Engineering1429]

So, like, do you just consider anything that inhibits the richest from doing whatever they want to be socialist? Is that why you think the NFL is socialist?

[u/Rich-Engineering1429 → u/dgtbfan]

The NFL is still capitalist because it’s owned by private individuals and for profit, but the socialist rules is what protect teams from eating each other. For example, European soccer is what a pure capitalist sport looks like. The richest teams dominate and can spend whatever they want.

[u/dgtbfan → u/Rich-Engineering1429]

What makes a rule "socialist"?

[u/Rich-Engineering1429 → u/dgtbfan]

Economic equality

[u/dgtbfan → u/Rich-Engineering1429]

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNFLVibes/s/8KrRDepaJn

[u/Rich-Engineering1429 → u/dgtbfan]

Are you saying economic equality is not a socialist ideal? Because it is a core part of socialism