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Spare me your "capitalism is wonderful"

Posted by: Tony McCormac ( Scotland ) on June 24, 1997 at 23:08:56:

In Reply to: Spare me your posted by wyzeman on June 19, 1997 at 20:33:25:

: However, the relevant comparison is not that with East Germany, but with slow-decline post-war Argentina, a case study in how a country can slide from being one of the richest countries in the world to being thoughorly poor and mediocre - and still feeling good about itself and its system.
Surely the point about Argentina is that the people are happy with their government because it gives a shit about them - not because it is interested in taking over half the world and destroying the other half in order to make a quick profit.
: Spare me your "happy socialists" bull.
spare me your "capitalism is wonderful because lots of people are making lots of money - therefore it must be the answer" bull.

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