Yes, they criticize monopolistic practices loudly while creating monopolies. And putting the blame on CEOs definitely does not excuse the corporation.
Is it possible that you confuse free-market theorists and right-wing politicians?
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Although they are often the same.
Edit to add, I just wanted to say nope but the system doesnât allow this. 
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No. We classical liberals have particular mistrust for politicians. This is why we call for a smaller government.
That tends to confirm that you confuse the two.
No, it indicates I clearly see the difference!
Well, thatâs true of almost everyone. But rather than small, I prefer right-sized, which for a country of 355,000.000 citizens is not small.
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No, social-democrats want a big government, passing many regulations.
We can agree to disagree here.
No, social-democrats want a big government, passing many regulations + they very trust politicians, because they believe that only or mainly politicians (not the civil society (intellectuals, entrepreneurs, etc.)) can solve the society problems
Or notâŚ
You are over generalizing here. Like most, we trust some politicians and truly despise others. While you say we want a gazillion regulations, I see the right wanting to get rid of environmental regulations and banking regulations and gun regulations that are meant to protect us all.
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And whatâs so bad about that? Worried about gun rights? Do people really need ARs and other military grade weapons? Women need to have their rights codified, especially the right to an abortion. Cops not being able to just shoot people or abuse them to death when theyâve been restrained? Control of drug prices? Control of big business? Healthcare for everyone? Living wages, etc I can continue.
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I kind of suspected you believe that. Glad itâs out in the open. I was born in Flint MI, I watched that area turn into a bone yard by billionaires. There was very little innovation in the auto industry while electric cars were suppressed. Japan finally pushed them into the higher mileage market. Starting a new car company in America is still nearly impossible.
They didnât create jobs, they moved them out of the country for cheap labor. Billionaires can do things that start ups canât dream of.
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That doesnât sound like a liberal.
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Thus the âHuman Mindscape ~ Physical Reality divide.â
I use the â~â specifically because our biology (i.e. Physical Reality) produces our thoughts. Yet thoughts are not âpartâ of the physical world.
A little like iron and a magnet being able to produce electricity when spun against each other.
How much global territory does France possess today?
And how do we label global corporations and what they do?
Seem to me, colonialism has transformed a bit, rather than being eliminated.
You mean Ayn Rands disciple, well yeah they had a falling out, still . .
Liberals paint rainbows on missiles and call that progressive. Lozenge is a supply side libertarian whose mantra consists of poverty is due to laziness, a rising tide raises all boats , higher worker wages causes inflation , deregulation and privatisation is gods will, and there is no such thing as externalities in economics
This is a forum that prefers evidence over opinion. Quite a bit of opinion in that paragraph
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Opinions are given in most if not all posts on this thread in choosing with or without evidence. I choose which ones to pursue a discussion with and which to leave it at that.
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I have already read them. Nothing about opinion based posts and being forced to discuss them at all times.