Good on you for calling them out!

Hehe alright, good to know.

Sorry for the slow reply, hadn't noticed yours.

Just because governments are involved doesn't make something not in the realm of capitalism. Governments support corporations because: surprise, it's profitable for them to do so.

Hey, quick question, since I'm not sure where else to put it. I noticed ACP still has me up as an author despite my incredible laziness. I'd like to eventually fix that - do I need to check with any of you before posting again? Pleasantly surprised it's still active.

Thank you for the mention. <3

You make a good point in that only libertarians are capable of entirely ignoring culture or social problems every time they give one of their unsolicited analyses. While most are capable of seeing the economy of social actions, we're not so blind as to disregard everything else. And here's to hoping Eivind Berge gets some more mentions. I sincerely hope he doesn't get censored but at least if he does his full article, in Norwegian, could be up for people to see.

>: D

Apologists of any harmful religious behavior are just as responsible - they are enabling the actions by consistently excusing or denying the activity. Let's not pretend Muslims are the only ones doing this. Child rape and the American holy war is just as harmful as radical Muslim activity.

Heya. :)

I see what you mean, and of course it is specifically corporations that are the problem. However:

-I'm not aware of anyone (although there likely are some) who disagrees that capitalism eventually results in corporations or similar structures. At the very least, corporations are a natural outgrowth of capitalism, just like social clashes often happen when you've got low resources. The reason being is that in a system where profit is a, if not the, goal, methods of maximizing profit are going to happen. And that's exactly what a corporation is - everyone involved gets a great deal more profit, while there is also less personal risk and responsibility. So the problems with corporation are part of the problems with capitalism - corporations put profit first just like every other aspect of capitalism, the difference is they're more effective at it.
-There is more to the BP oil spill that is the fault of capitalism than corporations. Environmental efforts and attempts to stem or end oil usage are often met with cries of "but the economy!"...despite, of course, the entire point of having a strong economy being to have good living conditions, and what better living conditions are there than an environment which isn't falling apart? Capitalism also has a role in the fact that the leak occurred at all - I'm sure you've read about the numerous corners which were cut in order to save money. And that's what happens in capitalism, when profit is the bottom line: common sense go right out the window. From advertising to production and distribution, honesty, safety, and morality take a back seat. If profit had not been the bottom line, we probably wouldn't have massive amounts of oil spewing into our oceans as we speak. And, of course, capitalism is the reason we deplete our resources far past what we actually need, etc, etc.

Hope that helps explain my position. I'd love to continue to talk about it! Thanks for the mention & chance to yammer on about something. :)