• @PanArab@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Adam Smith, famous commie. If you took his quote without attribution people would think it is something Mao said while doing nothing wrong.

    • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      411 months ago

      Adam Smith is massively misquoted by libertarians and conservatives. He railed against landlords, corporations, and monopolies. He’s the reason we have the phrase, “rent seeking behavior”.