[Utmost Certainty]

Just because Bain gets involved with dying companies, doesn't somehow make them virtuous capitalists. What an atrocious leap of logic you're making.

And get it straight: nobody is disparaging the principle of free-market, entrepreneurial creative destruction per Joseph Schumpeter—especially not Newt. What is disconcerting is NOT the concept of this, but the facts of Bain's Capital track record at engaging in this process. There are profound differences between facts and concepts, do you get it?

[Kansas58]

Sure, I get it.
You are biased towards one personality and biased against another personality.
I do not like Mitt on gun rights.
I do not like Mitt on Romneycare.
I do not like Mitt on abortion.
Well, lets say I do not trust the man, since he seems to change with the wind.
However, “False witness against thy neighbor” is still a sin to me, and though I will not vote for Romney in this Primary, I will not allow stupid LEFTIST attacks against Romney to go unchallenged.
This election cycle is VERY important.
However, the conflict between Capitalism/Liberty vs Communism/Tyranny will continue no matter the vote in November.
Newt's stupid comments helped the Left.
I am upset with Newt.
I still support him, but I am mad at him.

[allmendream]

I get it just fine.

The CONCEPT of a company coming in and saving a dying company via laying off a third of their workforce and restructuring is all well and good and fine and pure capitalism.

But the FACTS of someone losing their job (while others were able to keep theirs) are troubling, predatory, mean, unfair, etc.

Yes, a PROFOUND difference between the concept and the facts.

Conceptual people getting fired doesn’t rate the same emotion as actual people getting fired.

But in order for the concept to be of any value, the reality needs to acknowledged as consistent with the concept.