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Originally Posted by Shearwater
I beg to differ; it rather indicates the bottom line of approval.
The vast majority of people still support capitalism in general (though I think the French are against anything, as a matter of principle  ), so I guess the biggest shift is from "no regulation" to "some regulation", and the really large battles are fought about what "some" actually means.
Asking people about capitalism during an economic boom will lead them to confuse the system as a whole with their current economic position.
It reminds a bit of what I once said about my old stereo - "It worked well until something got broken." |
Even broken I think it still works better than any other system with a comparable level of personal liberty.