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There is no homogenous group that can be named "the capitalists". There is no consensus on what exploitaition is. There is no such term as liberal despotism. There is no consensus on the directions of moral compass. The definition of totalitarianism is a political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.

So what's left? Oh I got it: CAPITALISM IS BAD.

There is no homogenous group that can be named "the capitalists". There is no consensus on what exploitaition is.

I don't get your point. Clearly here "capitalists" refer to the group the businessman represents in the story. I didn't pass any judgment on the capitalism doctrine here. I passed judgment on the doctrine "the end justify the means", which has nothing to do with capitalism.

There is no consensus on the directions of moral compass.

In today's western society (let's just assume you are living in a western society), it is now commonly accepted that slavery, for instance, is badbad. This is a moral compass. Of course it hasn't always been like that. And it might change again. But this is still a moral compass.

So what's left? Oh I got it: CAPITALISM IS BAD.

Are you trying to put words into my mouth ?

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