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[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been describing capitalism as "rapacious" for about a decade now - because that's what it is.

It's interesting that it only becomes a problem when China's capitalist exploitation becomes a point of discussion.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

as someone that lives under capitalism and has had that horrible thing happen to me, no, no it is not the same. two things can be awful without being the same