It's called a monopoly in either instance. It and communism are not mutually exclusive and in fact coexist more often than not. As to your last question, the answer is no. Same applies to the private sector, only we have more tools to try to hold them accountable and functioning in our best interest.
Back when it existed, what social safety net? The court case on abortion had not been settled yet either, but many were against it at one time. So I don't think classical liberalism would have had an established opinion on either of those. I disagree that conservatism advocates for the first thing. Maybe certain people in the Republican party do. But yes, it does tend to lean pro-life like much of society of the past. Outside of things like rape, you have got to see the point trying to be made there. But that is a very contentious topic. Again, I don't think either has an inherent opinion about homosexuality, maybe certain individuals do. Some don't believe in making certain protective laws for certain classes, which we wouldn't need in a well-functioning society. And the last thing about gerrymandering I could swear that is what the current Democrats have been doing in places like Texas and elsewhere, along with advocating for illegals to vote. Where do you figure that is a Republican or conservative thing?
Reagan was most definitely principally a conservative. A strong supporter of capitalism and free market principles. He was also a very big nationalist, which is in stark contrast to the current Democrat platform. Democrats used to have very much more in common with Republicans. In fact, modern conservatism is more closely related to classical liberalism than current liberalism is to classical liberalism. But back in those days and earlier, there was less differences between the two principles than there is currently.
You would be in severe error in believing that either political party cares about you as a human being. Nope, the big two are like two large corporations. You just pick the one that reflects your personal interests the most and hope for the best.
I am what I call a Republican by default because the Democrat side is so crazy right now. I am more of a conservative. With that out of the way. The unregulated free market only works when it's truly unregulated. What you have right now with the elimination of these regulations is a partially regulated market and not in the interest of the consumer. Those sweetheart franchise agreements and laws that make barriers to entry to competitors? They proved an obstacle even for somebody with as many resources as Google. How can you even call that free or unregulated? Free market principles only work in the presence of competition and there's plenty of regulation that restricts or keeps out competition. That's where the Democrat fan club gets it totally wrong and admittedly, many Republicans do not practice these principles properly. Ronald Reagan was probably one of the last Republicans to properly practice these principles but even with him, there was some precedent of competition restriction that should not have existed in the first place.
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It's called a monopoly in either instance. It and communism are not mutually exclusive and in fact coexist more often than not. As to your last question, the answer is no. Same applies to the private sector, only we have more tools to try to hold them accountable and functioning in our best interest.
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Back when it existed, what social safety net? The court case on abortion had not been settled yet either, but many were against it at one time. So I don't think classical liberalism would have had an established opinion on either of those. I disagree that conservatism advocates for the first thing. Maybe certain people in the Republican party do. But yes, it does tend to lean pro-life like much of society of the past. Outside of things like rape, you have got to see the point trying to be made there. But that is a very contentious topic. Again, I don't think either has an inherent opinion about homosexuality, maybe certain individuals do. Some don't believe in making certain protective laws for certain classes, which we wouldn't need in a well-functioning society. And the last thing about gerrymandering I could swear that is what the current Democrats have been doing in places like Texas and elsewhere, along with advocating for illegals to vote. Where do you figure that is a Republican or conservative thing?
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Reagan was most definitely principally a conservative. A strong supporter of capitalism and free market principles. He was also a very big nationalist, which is in stark contrast to the current Democrat platform. Democrats used to have very much more in common with Republicans. In fact, modern conservatism is more closely related to classical liberalism than current liberalism is to classical liberalism. But back in those days and earlier, there was less differences between the two principles than there is currently.
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You would be in severe error in believing that either political party cares about you as a human being. Nope, the big two are like two large corporations. You just pick the one that reflects your personal interests the most and hope for the best.
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I am what I call a Republican by default because the Democrat side is so crazy right now. I am more of a conservative. With that out of the way. The unregulated free market only works when it's truly unregulated. What you have right now with the elimination of these regulations is a partially regulated market and not in the interest of the consumer. Those sweetheart franchise agreements and laws that make barriers to entry to competitors? They proved an obstacle even for somebody with as many resources as Google. How can you even call that free or unregulated? Free market principles only work in the presence of competition and there's plenty of regulation that restricts or keeps out competition. That's where the Democrat fan club gets it totally wrong and admittedly, many Republicans do not practice these principles properly. Ronald Reagan was probably one of the last Republicans to properly practice these principles but even with him, there was some precedent of competition restriction that should not have existed in the first place.
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