Capitalism has a Big Lie ("There is no alternative"), and it also has an organizing principle:
"There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." -- Frank Wilhoit
That sentence encapsulates our current situation; the looters and the bagmen rely on it to shield themselves and their profits from justice. cory documents a prime example:
https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
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