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> Curiously, they never use the same logic when referring to positive effects of capitalism like a boom in life expectancy and reduction in poverty.

Bullshit. I am perfectly happy to give capitalism credit where it works well, and so do most people other than extreme leftists.

Meanwhile, people defending capitalism seem to do this much more often: Capitalism does something good -> all hail capitalism, for it can do no wrong; something bad happens under capitalism? Literally anything else is to blame, specially communists.




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