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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
That 'economic expansion was able to happen because of two reasons...
1)corporatism had already influenced government enough to provide them every advantage..
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2) it hadn't been quite long enough for the feds to have really serious power to control the lives of individuals.
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So wait, the rise of unions, labour rights, and consumer protections was giving corporations every advantage? Was this controlling the lives of individuals? Because, you know, corporations weren't at all controlling....like ever.
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total appeal to insanity.
can people be corrupt? of course, but like most totalitarians, you are unable to accept the premise that law breakers should be punished, so you push for any and every regulation possible to hopefully prevent criminal action. so far you have totally and completely failed as is being shown by the last 30 years of government growth and political cronyism.
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Wait, did you just call me a totalitarian? If I'm a totalitarian, then you're an anarchist. That doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? Or
are you an anarchist? If so, then my comparison doesn't work.
Um, anyway, I'm not quite sure what you're getting at, because I do indeed accept the premise that law breakers should be punished. However, I also believe that reasonable regulation works well to prevent corruption and immoral behaviours. [I don't think "reasonable regulation" is a term that would appear on the radar of the totalitarian mindset.]
As for the last 30 years of government growth and cronyism, I think you're referring to the U.S. more so that Canada. Regardless, I'm again not sure what you're getting at. Are you saying that the American totalitarian regime has failed to buckle down on anarcho-capitalism and now the government is too big and full of cronies?
Someone has fallen into the common trap of thinking along the lines of binary opposition.... if it's not "pure unadulterated freedom," it must be totalitarianism. Of course, it's more apt to say if it's not anarchy, it must be totalitarianism.
I don't think anarchy would be a suitable salve for American society, and I think totalitarianism is virtually impossible. Call me an idealist. I don't mind that label.