baddBOYY
05-13-2004, 03:40 PM
I must agree with
your in depth critique of Pound's publication; Capitalism is the root of war, greed, and
selfishnessism. From the start, Capitalism has exacted deadly and inhumane treatment on the
majority of the human population, and it has given to a few people wealth and
power.
America promotes Capitalism as it was the popular form of Economy during the
era when the US was formed, however, Capitalism has become rampant and exploitive. The
past 500 years have shown us that Capitalism is in fact an unbalanced game of power in
which profits are more important than ethics.
Capitalism is basically a form of de facto
slavery (I say de facto slavery because the slaves of capitalism are enslaved not by the law,
but by the very structure of Capitalism itself. They must work in order to eat, be clothed, and
live... And because of their status they are exploited to the point that they work long, hard
hours in order to have bare neccesitites.)
In America, we like to believe that there is no
such thing as slavery... They say things like "anyone can make it as long as they try," And in
theory this is very true, but in practice it is a myth.
In America, the slave masters are the
people who own inherrited wealth, which their families recieved via the exploitation of
colonialism. They are the Rockafellas, the Carnigees, and the Trumps of America. These
people are born rich and they die rich. They enslave the proliteriat by exploiting them; paying
them 5.15/hour etc.
Is the only reason for this exploitation to maximize profit (money in
the CEOs pocket) ?
NO
They also do it in order to maintain the social structure
in which they thrive. They want to keep the poor poor and the wealthy wealthy.
And
why do they want that?
They want their families to be the ones with power (the
masters) while the lower class workers (the slaves) struggle to survive.
This is a
paradigm that was introduced by Capitalism from its very start, and it continues to be practiced
today.
The reason for its survival is easy... In "Democratic" gov'ts such as the United
States, government officials are elected by people and people are influenced by Media,
Commercials, etc. which are all owned and opperated by the rich capitalists (masters)... This
forces politicians to be intimidated by the wealthy as they may be able to influence
elections.
So now you have an even worse situation, you have a so called "free"
democratic country that is de facto ruled by the wealthy.
Ever wonder why Kobe Briant
and Michael Jackson cases go on for long periods of time while poor people are thrown in jail,
convicted, and sentenced all within a few months...
Is it because they are rich and can
afford good lawyers?
Yes, it is because Capitalism, in legal situations, favors the
masters.
Karl Marx forsaw the problems that would arise with Capitalism, he realized that
it is run by greed, amour propre, and a lack of ethics; and he understood that the foundation
upon which Capitalism stands is the backs of exploited workers.
He critiqued Capitalism
in his book "Capital" and then proposed a solution to the problems in his book "Communist
Manifesto." He in esscence proclaimed that the rich shouldn't be allowed to be rich and the
poor shouldn't be allowed to be poor. The problem, however, is the implication of government
involvement to make this happen. America with all its "freedom and liberty" rhetoric rejected
Marx's ideas.
In Bolshevik Russia, the concepts were put to practice, however, things
quickly deteriorated under Lennin's model. Problems arose over lack of incentive (everyone
got paid the same, so why work hard?) and lack of freedoms (Lennin condemned free speech
and other rights as to crush opposition).
Capitalism is a system that evolved over many
hundreds of years, it derived from the predecessor Mercantilism, in which the monarch was the
master and all subjects were the slaves. A solution to Capitalism's problems cannot simply be
made over night, and then put in place the next day.
Because of ill management,
something with potential to eradicate poverty became an "evil, unjust, form of exploitation"
under the power of the Soviet Union.
Socialism (true Marxism), on the other hand, is
becoming the prevailing form of government in Europe. In simple economics terms, Socialism is
a paradigm in which the public sector is larger than the private sector. So far this seems to be
working very well, and as the EU progresses we will see just how it works out.
Although keeping a democracy immune to the contagious spread of exploitive
Capitalism is a very hard thing to do, it isn't impossible.
your in depth critique of Pound's publication; Capitalism is the root of war, greed, and
selfishnessism. From the start, Capitalism has exacted deadly and inhumane treatment on the
majority of the human population, and it has given to a few people wealth and
power.
America promotes Capitalism as it was the popular form of Economy during the
era when the US was formed, however, Capitalism has become rampant and exploitive. The
past 500 years have shown us that Capitalism is in fact an unbalanced game of power in
which profits are more important than ethics.
Capitalism is basically a form of de facto
slavery (I say de facto slavery because the slaves of capitalism are enslaved not by the law,
but by the very structure of Capitalism itself. They must work in order to eat, be clothed, and
live... And because of their status they are exploited to the point that they work long, hard
hours in order to have bare neccesitites.)
In America, we like to believe that there is no
such thing as slavery... They say things like "anyone can make it as long as they try," And in
theory this is very true, but in practice it is a myth.
In America, the slave masters are the
people who own inherrited wealth, which their families recieved via the exploitation of
colonialism. They are the Rockafellas, the Carnigees, and the Trumps of America. These
people are born rich and they die rich. They enslave the proliteriat by exploiting them; paying
them 5.15/hour etc.
Is the only reason for this exploitation to maximize profit (money in
the CEOs pocket) ?
NO
They also do it in order to maintain the social structure
in which they thrive. They want to keep the poor poor and the wealthy wealthy.
And
why do they want that?
They want their families to be the ones with power (the
masters) while the lower class workers (the slaves) struggle to survive.
This is a
paradigm that was introduced by Capitalism from its very start, and it continues to be practiced
today.
The reason for its survival is easy... In "Democratic" gov'ts such as the United
States, government officials are elected by people and people are influenced by Media,
Commercials, etc. which are all owned and opperated by the rich capitalists (masters)... This
forces politicians to be intimidated by the wealthy as they may be able to influence
elections.
So now you have an even worse situation, you have a so called "free"
democratic country that is de facto ruled by the wealthy.
Ever wonder why Kobe Briant
and Michael Jackson cases go on for long periods of time while poor people are thrown in jail,
convicted, and sentenced all within a few months...
Is it because they are rich and can
afford good lawyers?
Yes, it is because Capitalism, in legal situations, favors the
masters.
Karl Marx forsaw the problems that would arise with Capitalism, he realized that
it is run by greed, amour propre, and a lack of ethics; and he understood that the foundation
upon which Capitalism stands is the backs of exploited workers.
He critiqued Capitalism
in his book "Capital" and then proposed a solution to the problems in his book "Communist
Manifesto." He in esscence proclaimed that the rich shouldn't be allowed to be rich and the
poor shouldn't be allowed to be poor. The problem, however, is the implication of government
involvement to make this happen. America with all its "freedom and liberty" rhetoric rejected
Marx's ideas.
In Bolshevik Russia, the concepts were put to practice, however, things
quickly deteriorated under Lennin's model. Problems arose over lack of incentive (everyone
got paid the same, so why work hard?) and lack of freedoms (Lennin condemned free speech
and other rights as to crush opposition).
Capitalism is a system that evolved over many
hundreds of years, it derived from the predecessor Mercantilism, in which the monarch was the
master and all subjects were the slaves. A solution to Capitalism's problems cannot simply be
made over night, and then put in place the next day.
Because of ill management,
something with potential to eradicate poverty became an "evil, unjust, form of exploitation"
under the power of the Soviet Union.
Socialism (true Marxism), on the other hand, is
becoming the prevailing form of government in Europe. In simple economics terms, Socialism is
a paradigm in which the public sector is larger than the private sector. So far this seems to be
working very well, and as the EU progresses we will see just how it works out.
Although keeping a democracy immune to the contagious spread of exploitive
Capitalism is a very hard thing to do, it isn't impossible.