Comment on Capitalism is all about using state power to protect capital by force
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours agoThe entire globe since prehistory until capitalist colonialism started spreading around the world in the late 1600s from the Dutch East India company
daychilde@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Oh, so you guys are doing the stupid thing where you redefine words.
Okay, whatever, have fun with that.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 hours ago
If you’re using capitalism to mean monetary trade, you’re the one redefining words. See the generally accepted meaning here on Wikipedia; it specifically revolves around private ownership of the means of production for the purpose of profit. Maybe you could name a capitalist society in existence prior to the 1600s, if you think everyone else is just defining capitalist wrong?
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
Capitalism has only existed for 400 years. Nothing has been redefined.