• thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 hour ago

    Maybe it is, but they’re definitely at odds regarding the structure of society.

    The core principle of democracy is equality: every person gets one vote, law applies to everyone equally, and so on.

    Capitalism tends towards a pyramidal form, with few rich people at the top and masses of poor people at the bottom.

    With checks and balances you can try to flatten the pyramid a bit and make it viable, sure. But there’s always the risk of moving from democracy to something whose structure aligns with the capitalist pyramids, which we usually call fascism.