• CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 day ago

    A capitalist cannot be corrupt.

    Alex, I’ll take stupid things said on the internet for 800.

    • squaresinger@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 day ago

      To be corrupt, you need to have another purpose than personal enrichment that you are corrupting in favour of personal enrichment.

      The whole goal of capitalism is personal enrichment. There is no other purpose that could be corrupted.

      It’s like saying that you make water wet or that you burn a fire.

      • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        1 day ago

        corruption

        noun

        • dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
        • squaresinger@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          22 hours ago

          What’s dishonest or fraudulent about a capitalist doing capitalist things?

          If you think there’s some honest, genuine and honorable capitalists out there, you must be really credulous.