Comment by mystified5016 3 days ago
Capitalism only works if someone gets hosed. And of course as we all know, the only alternative to capitalism is communism which is scary and evil! Don't you see how good you have it under the hose?
That's not true, Soviet communism generated wealthy elites just like any other dictatorship, they just didn't have formal wealth.
It’s been very tightly intertwined with the position. When you retire, your wealth is gone, and sometimes retirement equals a purge. I wouldn’t call this being among the wealthy elite by any means. Today, you live in the center of Moscow, and tomorrow you’re an ‘enemy of the people’—good luck proving otherwise.
> and sometimes retirement equals a purge
That's just dictatorships man, you gotta keep playing the game well or you end up tortured to death in a salt mine.
Given the nature of the human being, there’s no way to live in a free society without someone being hosed. And even then, capitalism has improved the life conditions of those hosed. Communism removes the freedom for everyone and it is effectively hosing everyone at the same time.