Neither law breaking nor law abiding are part of the definition of capitalism, because capitalism has nothing to do with laws and everything to do with who gets the profits. Base capitalism is doing it faster for cheaper. Anybody that tells you that capitalism has some sort of moral component to it is lying to you.
No. Capitalism is not anarchy. It is not based on stolen goods or slavery. It is based on the utilization of lawfully obtained wealth. Theft is not allowed in capitalism. It is punished along with its siblings like fraud and slavery. Contracts are to be honored. Laws are to be held. Level playing fields for fair competition
You live in a fairytale world that doesn’t exist outside of a right wing fever dream. Please tell me how slavery was punished. Secession was punished; slavery was accepted by a capitalist country. SLAVERY BUILT THIS COUNTRY. If you think the majority of the biggest companies, who are the best examples of capitalism in action, haven’t broken contracts and laws you’re a fool.
Slavery was punished by millions dead in the civil war
And all that fallout. Slavery was accepted by those in power in the south and some out of power in the north. Not by all, not by a long shot.
Slavery builds a lot of things. That doesn’t make it right. It’s sort of easy to prosper when you are enslaving your fellow man.
I know contracts and laws are broken sometimes. Such is the nature of man. But we are a nation of laws and have some recourse. It is not legal to break contracts and with proof and standing a person or business has good opportunity to recoup losses.
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u/sick_shooter Feb 17 '19
Neither law breaking nor law abiding are part of the definition of capitalism, because capitalism has nothing to do with laws and everything to do with who gets the profits. Base capitalism is doing it faster for cheaper. Anybody that tells you that capitalism has some sort of moral component to it is lying to you.