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Capitalism is.. (Original Post) Skidmore Jun 2012 OP
du rec. nt limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #1
KnR for REALITY alittlelark Jun 2012 #2
It's believing that one man's God-given LuvNewcastle Jun 2012 #3
Absolutely. Skidmore Jun 2012 #8
No. What you're describing is greed. randome Jun 2012 #4
Capitalism = greed dotymed Jun 2012 #7
Greed is the engine of capitalism... tex-wyo-dem Jun 2012 #20
K&R. ""Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #5
AND, chervilant Jun 2012 #6
Yep, that and the fact that his ideas were perverted and turned into an authoritarian Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #9
Exactly. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2012 #17
trashed Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #10
Yes. Because non-capitalist countries like North Korea and Cuba Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #11
Who said that? Skidmore Jun 2012 #12
Well there is this: GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #14
Wow. Well done Kim Jong Il and Castro! (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #15
NK and Cuba Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2012 #18
Capitalism is libtodeath Jun 2012 #13
Disgusting. Something only a fool would even try to defend. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jun 2012 #16
Capitalism is -- only as good as its regulation just1voice Jun 2012 #19
Meh. Randianism is bad, Keynsianism is better, and Maoism is hell on earth. D23MIURG23 Jun 2012 #21

LuvNewcastle

(16,869 posts)
3. It's believing that one man's God-given
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 06:01 AM
Jun 2012

right to make a profit is more important than another man's God-given right to eat.

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
7. Capitalism = greed
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 07:44 AM
Jun 2012

It is much worse now that the(mainly) FDR era, imposed regulations have been discarded, but capitalism has and will always equal greed.




 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
5. K&R. ""Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 06:19 AM
Jun 2012

will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone." - John Maynard Keynes

chervilant

(8,267 posts)
6. AND,
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 07:24 AM
Jun 2012

it's the reason why Karl Marx, a most erudite philosopher, has been vilified and/or discounted lo these many years.

 

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)
9. Yep, that and the fact that his ideas were perverted and turned into an authoritarian
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 08:54 AM
Jun 2012

kleptocracy that labeled itself Communism.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
17. Exactly.
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 02:46 PM
Jun 2012

The Bolsheviks did more harm to the philosophy than the capitalists could ever dream of.

Bakunin predicted what the Bolsheviks would 50+ years before The October Revolution.

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
11. Yes. Because non-capitalist countries like North Korea and Cuba
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 09:02 AM
Jun 2012

are so much better than capitalist countries like Norway and France.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
12. Who said that?
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:01 AM
Jun 2012

Neither capitalism nor socialism are without their problems, given that both system are administered by humans. I do think that there is a blend of the two which could work toward the good of all.

BTW, some of the most fervent champions of capitalism in this nation would gladly give us over to a complete dictatorship. What do you think the Koch brothers are pushing for?

libtodeath

(2,888 posts)
13. Capitalism is
Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:23 AM
Jun 2012

for the most part the rewarding of evil and punishing of the unlucky.
It is a disaster for the vast majority it touches and needs to be swept away in favor of Democratic Socialism.

D23MIURG23

(2,852 posts)
21. Meh. Randianism is bad, Keynsianism is better, and Maoism is hell on earth.
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 02:23 AM
Jun 2012

Capitalism and socialism are too broad to be any one simplistic statement, and neither are perfect. The best systems manage to capture some of the strengths of both systems.

Also, fascism can eat shit and die.

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