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What is Anti-Capitalism? Why do so Many People Support it?
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What is Anti-Capitalism? Why do so Many People Support it?

In recent years, anti-capitalism has become quite prevalent in the west. Just last week, anti-capitalist rallies were held all around the world, and they aren't the first, not this century and certainly not this decade! Recently, we covered the theory of the corporatocracy. Many of the people who believe that we are indeed in a corporatocracy also believe that in order to stop it, the government needs to adopt an anti-capitalist stance. Naturally, this has caused many to wonder what exactly is anti-capitalism? And, more importantly is it right or wrong? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Anti-Capitalism? Anti-capitalism has existed in some form or another for well over 150 years. It is highly likely that it existed in some crude form b...
What is Corporatocracy? Are we in One?
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What is Corporatocracy? Are we in One?

Recent years have seen the terms corporatocracy and corporatism thrown around a lot in US politics. Indeed, many believe that the US government is too corporate-friendly, perhaps to a point where corporations run the government. This is known as corporatocracy, sometimes spelled as corporacy. As you can probably imagine, a lot of people have very strong opinions on the subject. Nevertheless, what is it and are we in one? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Corporatocracy? The idea of a corporatocracy is only relatively new, at least in its modern incarnation. However, the philosophy behind it dates back to before the ideas of communism and socialism, perhaps as far back as Ancient Greece. By its dictionary definition, a corporatocracy i...