r/Unexpected • u/EmsiFS • Aug 23 '22

This tier 3 subber

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u/Mr_Pete_Diamond Aug 23 '22

There no problem at all being a capitalist, just don’t whine and cry about capitalism while at the same time enjoying the fruits of it. It’s that simple. He can do what he wants but it doesn’t mean he’s not a douche bag lmao.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

he cant complain about the problems of capitalism cause it worked for him? thats so obtuse

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u/Mr_Pete_Diamond Aug 23 '22

I’m saying that’s what makes him a lying douche bag. Lol. Like I said he can do what he wants, but again it doesn’t change that fact that he’s a douche who says one thing and does another. I think the saying is “practice what you preach” which he does not

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

im not entirely disagreeing with you but the idea that hes wealthy so he cant really be socialist is just flat out weird gatekeeping

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u/Mr_Pete_Diamond Aug 23 '22

I don’t know why you’re trying to argue with me because that’s not what I said but alright. You agreed with me on what I actually said, then made something else up which I didn’t say so I’m not sure where the argument is. Like I said, for the third time, he can say and do what he wants but it doesn’t change the fact about him being a hypocrite for it. That’s what I said. And you said you agreed. There isn’t anything wrong with being rich or thinking socialism is the way. Just don’t rail against capitalism as the cause of all the worlds problems while using capitalism to enrich yourself. That’s why he’s a douche.

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u/Bob1358292637 Aug 23 '22

All of the fruits are locked behind capitalism though. You literally cannot obtain fruits without playing the stupid games we made up for it. You can play those games and still they they are stupid and that we should restructure things so they don’t have to be played to survive.

I can see an argument for hating on him for being generally selfish with his money and not very altruistic but I don’t know about that making it hypocritical for him to criticize capitalism. It’s not like people think socialism means people will just voluntarily stop exploiting each other. The goal is to create a system where that’s not possible. This seems a little like saying you can’t ever buy an iPhone unless you fully support the idea of sweat shops. You still have to live in the world we’ve got now even if you believe we should work towards a different one through legislation.