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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4625388" data-attributes="member: 63706">I had to double check and make sure we were in current events. Waaay off topic. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy2.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy2:" title="Happy2&nbsp; &nbsp; :happy2:" data-shortname=":happy2:" />Anyway, the folks you listen to seem to be telling you that capitalism is performing badly, at least that&#039;s what I gather from what you write. This is a mischaracterization at best. Capitalism is performing, maybe, too well. There are so many improvements along so many indices for humanity in general that can all be attributed directly to capitalism. The only somewhat credible argument against it is that some people are benefitting disproportionately from the current state of affairs. The problem is that there has been no system in history that doesn&#039;t benefit a relatively small portion of people disproportionately. The counter to that argument against capitalism is that as the people at the &quot;top&quot; do better, so does everyone else. Socialists (communists, whatever) are the ones who aren&#039;t doing as well as some others, and they are envious. They may be doing really well compared to most people themselves, but It&#039;s not good enough for them. They can&#039;t compete on a level playing field, so they try to disrupt things so they can seize control in the turmoil. They do this by appealing to and manipulating the baser emotions of the general public. The end is always the same. I&#039;ll stick with capitalism and keep pushing to make improvements, mostly in myself, and perhaps to the system itself if I can increase my competence enough.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4625388, member: 63706"] I had to double check and make sure we were in current events. Waaay off topic. :happy2: Anyway, the folks you listen to seem to be telling you that capitalism is performing badly, at least that's what I gather from what you write. This is a mischaracterization at best. Capitalism is performing, maybe, too well. There are so many improvements along so many indices for humanity in general that can all be attributed directly to capitalism. The only somewhat credible argument against it is that some people are benefitting disproportionately from the current state of affairs. The problem is that there has been no system in history that doesn't benefit a relatively small portion of people disproportionately. The counter to that argument against capitalism is that as the people at the "top" do better, so does everyone else. Socialists (communists, whatever) are the ones who aren't doing as well as some others, and they are envious. They may be doing really well compared to most people themselves, but It's not good enough for them. They can't compete on a level playing field, so they try to disrupt things so they can seize control in the turmoil. They do this by appealing to and manipulating the baser emotions of the general public. The end is always the same. I'll stick with capitalism and keep pushing to make improvements, mostly in myself, and perhaps to the system itself if I can increase my competence enough. [/QUOTE]

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