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Thread #119265   Message #2585314
Posted By: Amos
10-Mar-09 - 01:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: Capitalism has outlived its usefullness
Subject: RE: BS: Capitalism has outlived its usefullness
Before anyone starts announcing the expiration of capialism, I would like to see a workable alternative method demonstrated.

And a clear definition of what they actually mean by capitalism.

It takes an incredible amount of work and stress to bring about new inventions and make them into products that serve a good purpose; until you have succeeded at doing so yourself, you are scarcely in a position to analyze what works or does not.

I suspect that your are not actually waving your arms about capitalism, but about the untrammeled corporatism which has in the recent past been AMerican capitalism's worst example.

Those are two very different things. Ther is in fact such a thing as virtuous capitalism, just as there are corrupt Christians, and responsible socialists. The abandon with which some folks fly off on categories and broad generalities is a bit offputting.

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