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		baursak on Dec 15, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pictures from the Eastern Bloc in the 80s Markets existed long before capitalism. So saying "capitalism is just a market" is just plainly incorrect.

whatshisface on Dec 15, 2018 [–]

Markets couldn't have existed before capitalism, because capitalism is just a market.

baursak on Dec 16, 2018 [flagged] | [–]

Capitalism developed within the past 400 years or so. Markets existed for millenia. I don't want to sound rude, but these are just basic facts.

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