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Sober Christian Gentleman's avatar

Believe what you want. The British Empire has been working to control the colonies since before the Declaration of Independence. They use deception to maintain power from the shadows.

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Jeffrey Strahl's avatar

That Declaration of Independence was aimed at whom? 🤣 That's right, the British Empire. Britain is a vassal of the US, not the other way around. Not a matter of what i "believe," but of historical facts.

I have no idea what you think capitalism means, but this social system emerged in late medieval rural England, in the form of the Enclosures. Subsistence farmers were expelled from their hereditary lands by the large landlords, their lands surrounded by fences, thus enclosed. Likewise, the large landlords confiscated lands which had been part of the Commons. The enlarged estates were then run as capitalist enterprises, for profit, and for the first time initiated a cycle of accumulation which functioned on its own.

The proto-capitalists of the trade centers were merchants whose enterprises depended entirely upon the spending and goodwill of the feudal class and the vicissitudes of trade. Their position remained static, just like the feudal system as a whole, no surprise since they were part of that system's fabric. The new rural enterprises on the other hand developed their own dynamic, one of rapid growth. This system grew and spread to the rest of the British Isles. Its demand for productivity growth to remain competitive led to the Industrial Revolution and the further rapid growth of capitalism. The English state stood aside during the initial Enclosures, in spite of massive violations of traditions, and later stepped in and managed their further spread. Capital and the modern state emerged joined at the hip, and have remained so since, to this day. The BS about "free market" is strictly for true believers like yourself.

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Jeffrey Strahl's avatar

Joe Rogan? Seriously? 🤣 Virus pusher deluxe, RFK JR pusher deluxe,...

Your assertions about US history shows you know little about it, or about capitalism, socialism, communism,.... and history in general.

And i never pushed electric vehicles, so i have no idea why you're throwing that out.

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Sober Christian Gentleman's avatar

These are my podcasts on the subjects, so you see where I am coming from.

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Jeffrey Strahl's avatar

I can see where you are coming from quite clearly via your comments here. If you think Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt were communists, you are a know-nothing.

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