CapitalistPig

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As a self-confessed 'bourgeoise [sic] eurodweeb' I tend to see the socio-economic/political systems more as a continuum with a theoretical (but never actually existing) 'pure' capitalism at one end, and a theoretical (but never actually achieved) communism at the other. They essentially represent the possible extremes on the individualism/collectivism axis. I am more interested in what lies towards the middle. Why? One "extreme" r

Reply to Capitalism Offers the Best Answers for Poverty in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The only problem with capitalism is that it requires so many poor people to suffer horribly before it pays off. Look at any country which has embraced capitalism and you'll see a period of transition where large proportions of the population starve or are worked to death. It happened in the UK, in Europe, and in the US. This is a painful misrepresentation of reality. Capitalism didn't create any hardship or poverty, it in