Se7en
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blueyedpoet said:
Here's my thing about capitalism:
Of course the idea of free enterprise and enterpeunership sound wonderful and inspiring, the true result of a free marked is ultimately a market controlled by very few large corporations. A few hundred years ago, Marx predicted this would happen. Competition eventually leads to the successful businesses swallowing the rest. At the end of the day, only one or two entities will own everything from energy resources to mass media (GE?).
I want society to inspire people to work, to be creative; however, rather than it be for the good of a few, it should be for the good of all. And, I don't believe this is a pie in the sky philosophy. From the moment Americans enter the educational world, we are bombarded with capitalist, individualistic propaganda. Think about your math problems, ie. you work very hard painting a fence and earn $2, then you spend $1.50 on ice cream; how much money do you have left?
Is that no capitalism and consumerism at it's most basic level? It is telling the child that they are supposed to work hard and then spend most of their money on stuff.
If we were to indoctrinate the youth with a socialist philosophy, our society would be a lot better off.
many native american cultures had no concept of private property. good thing we killed them all off.
nothing lasts forever though, and neither will capitalism.