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Originally Posted by roachboy
and this is what i was talking about with an ideology that's symmetrical with the collapse of empire.
and empire is in this case the whole of the post-world war 2 capitalist order.
it's all finished now.
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otto: that'd be the logical parallel.
sadly, obama is way more centrist than was fdr and way more willing to play the bipartisan game. the political context is way more reactionary as well.
but at least in your version, things follow logically.
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I believe the U.S. has been steadily trending away from true capitalism since as far back as WWI (for variety of reasons). If you consider all the federal institutions, laws and regulatory measures implemented prior to the 50's, "free-market" capitalism has been non-existent for nearly a century. So in some respect, this may validate your assertion of the death of capitalism. However, I do not necessarily agree with ideological victories or failures claimed as one superior to the other. The economic game is global and is ultimately played outside of national or political ideology. We have been nudged carefully along the way with mindful attention to our thirst for controversy. Unfortunately, we've grown accustomed to reacting to the pot that's been stirred for us. I'm afraid our future is well on it's way down some road beyond our ability to react with approval or not... yeah, true capitalism is long dead.