Capitalism means militarization
Capitalist ideology authorizes government violence in ways that other ideologies do not. Specifically, it uniquely maintains that the “only proper functions of a government,” as Ayn Rand put it, include protecting “your property and contracts”. These are obviously not permissible occasions for violence in governments that do not police private property …
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