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grab capitalism by the balls

(as a pun/ variation on the Ford F-150 commercial punch line 'grab life by the horns'): one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern WASP capitalism, people like John Locke or Thomas Hobbes.
by Sexydimma January 4, 2017
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Physical Capitalism

When a rich person beats up a poor person
Elon Musk can’t beat up that crack addict. That’s physical capitalism
by funnyjokehaha October 21, 2019
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True Capitalism

Switzerland is very close to True Capitalism whereas The USA is more Keynesian
by President Thomas Jefferson January 1, 2021
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racial capitalism

A social and economic system of removing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g. such as dark skin or people of African descent) while attributing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g., white/light skin or people of European descent).

Example - Wealth is assigned to predominately white U.S. neighborhoods at higher rates than predominately Black, Hispanic, or Latinx neighborhoods. As more middle and upper class White families move into neighborhoods (gentrification) the property values increase but the reverse happens when Black families move into formally homogenized White neighborhoods.

See Cedric Robinson and Charles Mill's work around racial capitalism.
Racial capitalism has assigned value to Whiteness in that those of European descent are often given lower interest rates on loans than those who are not.
by EquityLLC February 9, 2022
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Anarcho-capitalism

Fringe, right-wing ideology of property rights, contract theory, and anti-democracy. While it uses the prefix "anarcho-" it is not accepted by other anarchist ideologies (which are far left) as valid. The only similarity is that anarcho-capitalism is against the state. However, only that is not true for all anarcho-capitalists, as some argue that the state would be allowed if it was created via contracts - as it would be anything that would not violate property rights.

Making this ideology more similar to other market fundamentalist ideologies - such as right libertarianism, neoliberalism, and minarchism.
This is anarcho-capitalism. A society where people can do anything they want even if the circumstance this system creates for them, makes them sell themselves to slavery. True freedom!
by LLexter December 29, 2022
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Competive Capitalism®©™

A form of capitalism where you are implanted with microchips on your heart so the leaders can kill you whenever you want. 8 months of military service a year is required and in the 4 months you need to make 1mil to pay for your military food. If you pay someone more than they ask for they get arrested for scamming you and if you don't pay enough you get brutally executed. The leaders of a competitive capitalist society are 𝗡𝗢𝗧 corrupt and really nice
Oh damn i am 35c of my Competive Capitalism®©™ million dollar quota and i dont want me and my family to be brutally killed, jimmy can i borrow some money?
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Anti-capitalism

To liberate capital from companies that make most of their money off of an exploited workforce.
I just engaged in some anti-capitalism at Walmart and liberated some new shoes I have needed.
by Tethaella March 2, 2023
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