Submitted by ThomasJP1983 t3_yv9nft in philosophy
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Reply to comment by Meta_Digital in Why liberals cannot escape intolerance by ThomasJP1983
> That's the entire point of capitalism.
Technically, it is your perception of what the entire point of capitalism is.
I don't disagree that capitalism has many negative side effects, I am merely suggesting that we concern ourselves with accuracy of our beliefs and assignment of guilt - government could moderate capitalism, but capitalism itself is often the only entity taken into consideration.
An important question: does the government set school curriculum so as to keep the masses dumb, so capitalism can function without informed resistance? It is certainly plausible!
> We might be able to limit exploitation, but it can never be eliminated under capitalism. And so as long as it continues, exploitation is a given, and this will always empower justifying ideologies for that exploitation.
That future you're seeing: do you realize that it is virtualized?
> The author doesn't get into this, but is complaining about the intolerance from liberals. This intolerance is real, but the reason for it's existence isn't just bad people. It's the way our society is materially structured.
The metaphysical organization of our society (essentially: how people think, which generates the "reality" they consider) seems much more important to me.
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