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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing is inevitable. Backsliding is always common. Most forms of government tend to backslide towards a strong-man at the top who is above the law. This is exactly what's happening with the American democratic republic that was previously a mix of capitalism and socialism. That doesn't mean that a strong man is a natural element of capitalism or democracy or republics or socialism or capitalism. It's that a strong man who's above the law is a common feature of human communities.

Pretty much every form of government that allows for more participation by the people being governed tries to put constraints on the rulers. The US called theirs "checks and balances". The British started with the Magna Carta.

It’s like saying you like playing monopoly but then after all the properties are bought out you turn around and say it’s no longer monopoly.

You're talking about monopoly, the board game, previously called "the landlord's game", a game designed to teach about the dangers of monopolies?

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

So just because it’s possible for any system to become corrupt that means they are all the same?

I’m claiming that capitalism in particular is one of the most corruptible systems, it’s basically by design.

It tries to harness the power of greed and turn it into positive sum games, which don’t seem to work in practice after early stage capitalism.

It’s an optimization problem, how can we minimize corruptions by changing what forces drive our society. I think greed driving society maximizes corruption and think we should replace that with something else. Saying all systems can become corrupt doesn’t add anything to the task at hand.