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[–] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

So you agree that capitalism's primary use is not to ensure the supply of everyone's needs with the most effective usage of resources.

But rather: it's about competition on an international level. And the former kingpins (so-called "US" and Europe) try to stop their inevitable decline.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (7 children)

    No, it is not about competition on an international level. It's an economic system for a state, not an economic strategy

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (6 children)

    It's an economic system for a state

    Umm, we're in international economy. There's no capitalist state that doesn't do international trade.

    And the states are in competition with one another. That's why tarifs exist.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (5 children)

    That's correct. Not sure what your point is?

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  • [–] 1 point 21 hours ago (4 children)

    International economy means that there is a competition going on between the nations.

    If Chinese companies sell more EVs, Germany's economy suffers.

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  • [–] 1 point 13 hours ago (3 children)

    True or false: A capitalist nation can trade with a communist nation.

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  • [–] 1 point 12 hours ago (2 children)

    What's your point?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 hours ago (1 child)

    Lol come on man.

    I said capitalism is the economic system of a state. You started going on about international trade, making it sound like "nations compete therefore capitalism is all trade".

    I tried to help you understand by proposing the question of whether a communist state can trade with a capitalist state (it can). So that you understand that capitalism is not defined by international trade.

    I think you forgot what you were arguing about?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 hours ago

    Lol come on man.

    Don't try to gocha me with your leading questions, "man"!

    said capitalism is the economic system of a state. You started going on about international trade, making it sound like "nations compete therefore capitalism is all trade".

    Your conclusion is false. It's actually: Capitalism requires nations to compete.

    I tried to help you understand by proposing the question of whether a communist state can trade with a capitalist state

    If a "communist" state (which is an oxymoron, since communism is by definition stateless) trades with a capitalist state, it's in a capitalist context. The states interact on a capitalist world market.

    So that you understand that capitalism is not defined by international trade.

    International trade is a consequence of capitalism in a world of nation states.

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