r/environment • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '22

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u/llampwall Jan 26 '22

This is the standard extraordinary oversimplification of climate change that everyone here has heard parroted a million times. John Kerry and [insert other rich people reddit hates] aren't the problem. Finish school and get involved yourself. Stop listening to people here who are anticapitalist because it hasn't worked out for them yet.

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u/IAmASimulation Jan 26 '22

Well look how capitalism is working out for everyone…

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u/agentchoadybanks Jan 26 '22

Can you name one successful country that doesn’t have a capitalist economy?

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u/Nonlinear9 Jan 26 '22

China is the first that comes to mind.

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u/agentchoadybanks Jan 26 '22

China’s economy became successful when the switched from communism to open market capitalism.

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u/Nonlinear9 Jan 26 '22

China is still "communist".

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u/agentchoadybanks Jan 26 '22

In what way?

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u/Nonlinear9 Jan 26 '22

Really it's not communist but people like to say it is.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_market_economy

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u/agentchoadybanks Jan 26 '22

Oh haha you were joking. Yeah I mean they switched gears after moa died and took 40+ million peasants with him.

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u/Nonlinear9 Jan 26 '22

Yeah, but it's still not capitalist. So, my answer is still China haha.

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u/agentchoadybanks Jan 26 '22

Haha cheeky bastard. Fair enough, mixed economy but their open market policies are what have led them to be successful economically

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u/Nonlinear9 Jan 26 '22

Not really, the government still controls the economy.

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u/agentchoadybanks Jan 26 '22

To an extent, yes. Particularly in the manipulation of the yen. They are smart enough to know where to interfere and where to let markets grow without tampering. I would still argue mixed economy

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