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Originally Posted by robayon
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The problem with this take is that it overlooks the good works wrought in many places by the faithful of any particular religion. Christianity in general might be the most glaring example of a corrupted faith system, but that is partly because it was used to enable some of history's bloodiest monsters via European and American colonialism and development.
There are plenty of exceptions, though, at least in individual levels
I've said this before but I'd be fine with the type of capitalism Adam Smith laid out, but that isn't what we have now
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I really like milton friedmans "capitalism and freedom"
It's not the religion, its the people.
It's not the government, its the people governing.
It's not the money, its the people corrupted by it.
None of the tools are our disposal can stand up to our crafty and subtle ways at making them tools for evil.