Comment Re:Bah! (Score 2) 242
You mistake "state" for "government" (that's a very usual fallacy, though).
I did not even mention the word "state"
You suggest that spying would be better if performed by privates (?!?)
No. I don't even disagree with the parent, spying is wrong either by government or private entities. However Capitalism is not about government spending money in research instead of spying as the GP implies. Capitalism is about the government not spending money at all. That was the point of my post.
China is more capitalist than the US? The Chinese State has total or partial ownership of every business in China. You just completely contradict your own initial point!
I would not say china is full fledge capitalist. And I agree the government still owns a lot of enterprises. However, in the past 20 years, China has been privitizing a lot of them, and have deregulated the economy to the point that it is easier to start a business in China than in the US. As a result, go to walmart, pick up any random item and see where it is made. The US turned its back on capitalism a long time ago, to the point that _even_ China is more capitalist than the US.