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[–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Trademarks are a government-enforced (i.e. publicly-mandated) monopoly, which is fundamentally antithetical to capitalism.

Capitalism: "an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit."

For sure, there are many shades of grey to be had here, and the world has 0 purely capitalist societies (in fact, such a society is inherently impossible). But every time the public controls trade and industry, e.g. when enforcing trademark law, that isn't capitalism.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Private property laws are a government-enforced (i.e. publicly-mandated) style of ownership.

    Fure sure, there are many shades of grey to be had here, but Elon Musk owning Twitter is the ultimate form of communism.

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