[dirtboy]

Only capitalism recognizes the inherent freedom of the individual.

Pure capitalism, perhaps. But crony capitalism/corporate fascism takes its economic power and buys off government - so you get company towns and other abuses of corporate power.

[Erik Latranyi]

But crony capitalism/corporate fascism takes its economic power and buys off government - so you get company towns and other abuses of corporate power.

WRONG

You drank the liberal kool-aid.

There is only one reason capitalists engage in government influence and payoffs, etc......that is because the gov't can affect their business.

If government would keep its nose out from regulating, preferences, etc, business would have no need to try and influence that government.

McCain and others laments the large sums of money in politics. That money would not be there unless there was a potential return on that money via favors, contracts, regulations, etc.

Don't accept the liberal, large-government that can make or break an industry and then hate the corporations that pay protection money to that liberal, large-government in order to survive.

[MNJohnnie]

But crony capitalism/corporate fascism takes its economic power and buys off government - so you get company towns and other abuses of corporate power.

Got that backwards. Politicians use their power to create crony capitalism. This is the inherent myth manufactured about Capitalism by the Left that really needs to be debunked. Capitalist do not manufacture fascism, fascism corrupts capitalism to it's own ends.

[muir_redwoods]

Strictly, what you are describing is Corporatism, not capitalism. It was described by an Italian economist named Gramsci but it’s full implementation awaited another Italian named Benito Mussolini

[MNJohnnie]

Instead of just squealing the same Neo Marxist dogma over and over try actually reading and responding to the point raised in the posts to you.