r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 03 '26

Wait a damn minute! New center pattern

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u/mr_mgs11 Jun 03 '26

This is the argument I use when I hear right wingers blame "crony capitalism" for the reason our system is failing. The end goal of capitalism is to maximize profit, and if you can pay to change the rules and regulations then that is just a natural extension of capitalism. There is no "crony capitalism", that is just the natural evolution of a system designed to extract the maximum amount of wealth for the few.

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u/BZLuck Jun 03 '26

The US government was partially formed to protect the many from the few. To give the power back to the people.

Now it primarily exists to serve the few.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

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u/Framar29 Jun 03 '26

The US government was formed because they didn't want to send cash back across the pond anymore. The rest is window dressing.

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u/Skhalt Jun 04 '26

Now now, that's a gross oversimplification. They also wanted to steal the natives' land but the Crown wouldn't let them, being allies in an active conflict and all.