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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Yes, but a functioning democratic system does not allow that.

Any power tripping person could overthrow a country for different reasons (like Hitler for example)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Capitalism encourages the break down of the democratic system.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

No, just capitalism is correct. Unbridled or not, the profit incentive and private ownership over the means of production, both of which are intrinsic to a capitalist economic structure, still exist and contribute to systemic oppression.