Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
The US is a democratic Republic, which due to issues like gerrymandering and electoral college system seems potentially flawed. Capitalism isn't necessarily a form of government but a financial system, and has given the vast majority of us a lifestyle better than monarchs from 100 years ago. Issues like inequality in the US could be addressed, if their democracy was fixed, by repealing nonsense like Citizens United and removing money from their political system.
|
I like how you point out that capitalism is an economic system rather than a political one and then proceed to call it superior to monarchy (a political system) in the same sentence.