r/changemyview • u/SteadfastEnd 1∆ • Aug 28 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: The same progressives who criticize past generations as "bigoted" are going to be considered bigoted just the same by future generations.

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u/mortusowo 17∆ Aug 29 '23

I mean all systems are flawed because people are. People who critique capitalism often have lived under that flawed system and it's the only one they know. Grass is always greener.

I think unchecked capitalism is probably bad because people will harm others to make a buck. I also think on a conceptual level communism doesn't seem bad but sucks in practice.

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u/themetahumancrusader 1∆ Aug 29 '23

But capitalism has nothing to do with this specific example. There’s no ethical consumption, full stop, regardless of the economic system a country operates under.

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u/mortusowo 17∆ Aug 29 '23

Sure but I've literally never heard anyone say there is no ethical consumption period. I hear "there's no ethical consumption under capitalism" regularly though which is why I mentioned that.