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  • Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Is there any system besides capitalism with regulations we have in developed countries without child labor? Child labor existed in the Soviet Union and in communist China. Historically the idea that children should not perform labor is very recent.

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      10 months ago

      Are there any developed countries that have moved beyond Capitalism yet? Are you genuinely attributing Capitalism to removing child labor, instead of the workers that organized and fought against it? That’s like giving the US government credit for the Civil Rights movement.

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        10 months ago

        Is your claim that there will be some future utopia without capitalism and without child labor? Sure, that’s something to dream about.

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          10 months ago

          If humanity has failed to move beyond Capitalism and child labor, then humanity lost to the climate crisis or nuked itself to death. The idea that Capitalism is sustainable is Utopian and foolish.

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              10 months ago

              An opinion based off of analyzing data and coming to logical conclusions. I can’t know the future, but I can certainly say that the sun will rise tomorrow morning.

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                  10 months ago

                  Then talk about them or don’t, not sure what just saying “that’s your opinion” and walking away like it’s some revelation does.

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                    10 months ago

                    You never supported your statement with any facts either, you just presented it as one. I merely pointed out that it was one persons opinion and not some settled issue.

    • porcariasagrada@slrpnk.net
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      10 months ago

      you stated that capitalism is human nature and based on reality. none of those statements are true. my job here is done.

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          10 months ago

          i support direct democracy. i think the economical system should be maintained by democracies sustained by a lot more direct democracy processes. even if that economic system is capitalism it should be restrained by a lot more people voting directly on regulation and less on representation.

          i hope i answered your question and i’m sorry for the confusion.