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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Wed Sep 30, 2015, 12:18 AM Sep 2015

Elaborate on your answer in the thread below.

Corollary question...defeating which evil is more likely to cause the end of the other evil?

6 votes, 2 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Capitalism causes/sustains racism
	0 (0%)
	Racism causes/sustains capitalism
	0 (0%)
	Neither
	6 (100%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Which Evil CAUSES The other Evil? [View all] Ken Burch Sep 2015 OP

I think that is probably true. nt Live and Learn Sep 2015 #9

They can certainly exist independently jfern Sep 2015 #2

+1 daleanime Sep 2015 #5

Capitalism, or rather the love of money, otherwise known as greed, PatrickforO Sep 2015 #3

Capitalism lays all the groundwork for racism Scootaloo Sep 2015 #4

The root problem is assholes. cheapdate Sep 2015 #6

I think you can be racist without capitalism artislife Sep 2015 #7

They are distinct concepts! delrem Sep 2015 #10

'Unfettered capitalism' is the words you should have applegrove Sep 2015 #11