Capitalism is simply a terrible Ideology that currupts the masses by simply bribing people to do work for money. Therefore this system can lead to unspeakable corruption within its own ranks. People become selfish and greedy and tend to complain and cause strikes that are harmful to industry because the privately owned industry doesn't want to give out too much money. Instead of the governenment oppressing the people, the people are opressing each other, there is an upper-class society shutting down the lower class and often setting a bad example of how they should act; spoiled and snobby. If everyone were equal, people would have no need to even act like they're uppper class. And there would be no upper-class to get around laws and sue people with their superior wealth. Essentialy in capitalism, the man with the most money has power over the masses. And yet in America, we say "all men are created equal" [/b]All[/b] men, not just a lucky elite. Also, not everyone in a capitalist society can have a job or be as wealthy as we say they can be. There are only winners and losers and a middle class just getting by. And if you tell me capitalism isn;t a failed system, then why are we constantly spreading the wealthby raising charity for those of us who are either too lazey for us to get a job or simply can't because there is none out there. A country can't function and protect its people properly with out a working force, and yet there is a god amount of people who either don't pay taxes because they want more money or don't work at a job at all. And hwo do explain the fact that every 60-100 years we see our selves in some sort of financail crisis? because of people who aren't very intelligent being able to run the people's economy, while they instead just grub all of the money they can get and give the left overs to the government. And do you think prices will ever be modest? Do you think anyone besides the government who SAYS its capitalist will help you? No, it's every man for himself in a purely capitalist world. People always suffer, live a good life, or live a life better than anyone else. And just because a country is capitalist doesn't mean that it has a leader killing its own people. For example, South Vietnamese premier Ngo Dihn Ziem, put in power by Eisenhower, killed and tortured many people who beleived in any leftist cause or opposed hs rule. He eventually was deposed by the Kennedy administraition.
Now indulge me... capitalism is a failed system that puts up an illusion by treating the working class like dogs and little children in giving them money in retrun for work. But they are trapped; if they don't like their job but there i no more work, where will they go? if they quit and they run out of money the government in theory isn't supposed to help you at all. You either work for money or you don't work at all.
capitalism is a failed system that puts up an illusion by treating the working class like dogs and little children in giving them money in retrun for work. But they are trapped; if they don't like their job but there i no more work, where will they go?
I myself am from a working class background. I grew up on a council estate in North West London. My dad was a builder and my mum didnt work. And yet due to the system of capitalism i was able to work my way out of that situation. I now have a middle class paid job. This wouldnt happen under communism.
Capitalism isn't really a good system, but neither is communisim. In capitalism, everything is about the almighty dollar and nothing else really matters. Watch tv for a while and watch all the drug commercials for things that people don't need but sell. It can also remove jobs by things such as technology replacing the worker for example and by it's very nature is bad or at least not great for the majority of the population. In communisim, there is no incentive to do anything as everyone is equal, but some are more equal. Things become stale and progress comes to a hault, not the worst thing as people really don't need a new phone/computer/camera/device to live for you. But, that also creates problems in the grand scheme of things. In all reality, both systems are flawed and neither is too effective in it's pure form.
We are expanding and evolving at such a massive rate due to capitalism
There is no evidence to support that, the Soviet Union, as bad as they were to their own people during the Stalin era, was considered a super power compared to capitalist America from 1945-1989 ( quite a long time )
I myself am from a working class background. I grew up on a council estate in North West London. My dad was a builder and my mum didnt work. And yet due to the system of capitalism i was able to work my way out of that situation. I now have a middle class paid job. This wouldnt happen under communism.
You should be able to do that even in a communist society, you just wouldn't get paid any more money than you had before.
Therefore this system can lead to unspeakable corruption within its own ranks.
I am not really in the mood to debate on this, but tomorrow i will be (i am really tired right now), but, this statement i had to respond to.
In communistic governments in the past, almost every single one, the government is in control of all the money, and the leader pilfers it. They decide where it goes, and more often than not, they keep it for themselves (hence the reason why communist countries have been poor). Human nature just cannot resist the temptation. Plus, in the ideology of communism, dictators apply quite nicely.
Also, over all, communism eliminates free will in the money sense, but also in the fact that there is often no free speech.
They decide where it goes, and more often than not, they keep it for themselves (hence the reason why communist countries have been poor).
You know that when Stalin was dead, all he had to his name were the clothes on his back and extra pair of boots, right? In the past, the countries that have tried to convert to communism haven't suffered because a leader hoarded money. They suffered because of bad conditions.
Plus, in the ideology of communism, dictators apply quite nicely.
Actually, no leaders fit the ideology quite nicely. A leader is necessary for the transition from socialism to communism, but after that, there technically isn't a leader.
Before you try "debating" this, learn about communism, not the bull that you've probably been spoon fed from the residuals of the Red Scare.
You know that when Stalin was dead, all he had to his name were the clothes on his back and extra pair of boots, right?
More down to the fact that after his death he was reviled for killing so many than his frugal spending. No doubt he lived a comfortable life when he was alive.
yes thats true. Thats the one surprising thing about communism in my opinion. That the leaders of the USSR didnt try to build up fortunes for themselves as in other communist regimes in other parts of the world this did happen.
The world does not practice othodox capitalism like Adam Smith intended (just like the Soviets did not practice Communism). The problems of the world can be blamed on Corporatism, not Capitalism.
If you want to see some people's views as to why communism is a failed system, read the book Animal Farm. If you want to see how some people think Capitalism is a failed system, watch the movie Scarface.
Power corrupts; in communism it has been proven that it is destroyed by elements of totalitarianism and poor decisions with human rights. In capitalism, it's every man for himself, everybody betrays their own friend for money, there are only winners and loosers ( not everybody can 'win' and people tend to do things for themselves and not for their people. I'm not saying that either government is better or worse, I'm just sick of all of these " Love America! America is capitalism!" and " GET OUTTA MY COUNRTY, DAMN COMMIE!" All forms of governments are flawed in such a way anybody can say they are failed systems, but I don't think anarchy is good in any way. Most humans need a government to guide them and protect them.
The problems of the world can be blamed on Corporatism, not Capitalism.
is "Corporatism" not a result of a failing capitalist scenario?
is "Corporatism" not a result of a failing capitalist scenario?
Not really. It's the result of elites running the show for their own personal gain. They do anything to keep the commoners down. Everything from making laws (very anti-Capitalist) to killings and assassinations (again, anti-capitalist).
Well if they're that desperate to keep the commoners down than it's a result of a failing capitalist society. Capitalism , like Communism, is vulnerable to too much human greed.
