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1. http://www.capitalism.org/faq/

   Frequently Asked Questions about Capitalism
   Before you browse the questions in this FAQ, please go through the Capitalism Visual Tour. This FAQ assumes you are familiar with the material provided in the tour. Note: I am still reworking these FAQs to correct errors and improve their clarity. So this is still a work in progress.

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2. Statism
   What is statism?

   Under statism, government is no longer a policeman, but a gang of thugs with the legal power to initiate force in any manner they please against a legally disarmed citizen.
   What are some examples of statism?

   Variants of statism include: socialism, nazism (national socialism), theocracy, [pure] democracy, communism, fascism, tribalism, etc.
   What is the key principle underlying statism?

   In form many of these systems differ, in theory and blood stained practice they all unite upon the same fundamental collectivist ethical principle: man is not an end to himself, but is only a tool to serve the ends of others. Whether those “others” are a dictator’s gang, the nation, society, the race, (the) god(s), the majority, the community, the tribe, etc., is irrelevant — the point is that man in principle must be sacrificed to others.
   What is the opposite of statism?

   The opposite of statism is capitalism.
   How does capitalism differ from statism?

   Only capitalism declares that each and every man, may live his own life for his own happiness, as an end to himself, not by permission of others, but by right, and that government’s sole responsibility is to protect those rights, and never violate them, because they are inalienable.

   http://www.capitalism.org/faq/statism.htm

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