Capitalism's Greatest Hits

viewing her history of claims, it appears to be socialist style greed instead of capitalist excess.

Which is worse, to get knocked down trying to get a DVD player or millions starving to death because they wouldnt submit to Joe

There are scammers and cheats in every system, but racing to get a deal on a DVD player is a choice. Standing in hours-long lines for a loaf of bread or a pair of shoes that don't even fit right is a necessity in areas that don't adopt Capitalism.

First of all, slavery and the slave trade thrive under the capitalist system. Second of all, capitalism is not offered as a choice; people are forced to live under a capitalist system without any option to rejcet it. Furthermore, capitalist countries seek to impost capitalism where it is not welcome (remember Vietnam?). As for long lines, the truth is that those long lines has nothing to do with communism but everything to do with imperialism. A single government cannot effectively control a land mass the size of the former soviet union. That is why there were always supply problems. It was never a question of not having enough (it never is, there is always enough of everything, civilization has always provided a surplus economy) it was always a question of distribution. Hence, when the soviet union dissolved those problems went away, yet many remain, despite the shift toward capitalism. Anyone who has studied the matter knows: capitalism cannot continue to exist without forcing people to live under the system. If you give people the choice to live under capitalism, many peole will reject it, as they have thFirst of all, slavery and the slave trade thrive under the capitalist system. Second of all, capitalism is not offered as a choice; people are forced to live under a capitalist system without any option to reject it. Furthermore, capitalist countries seek to impost capitalism where it is not welcome (remember Vietnam?). As for long lines, the truth is that those long lines had nothing to do with communism but everything to do with imperialism. A single government cannot effectively control a landmass the size of the former soviet union. That is why there were always supply problems. It was never a question of not having enough (it never is, there is always enough of everything, civilization has always provided a surplus economy) it was always a question of distribution. Hence, when the soviet union dissolved those problems went away, yet many remain, despite the shift toward capitalism. Anyone who has studied the matter knows: capitalism cannot continue to exist without forcing people to live under the system. If you give people the choice to live under capitalism, many people will reject it, as they have throughout the history of civilization. The only way to make people enter the system is to destroy their self-sufficiency and make them dependent on the capitalist system so that they can be co-opted into helping that system continue (since they believe that is the only way to ensure their survival). But for anyone that thinks that capitalism is freedom, I ask you: do I have the choice to reject it? If so, how? And can you see the consequences of all those who do not benefit from a capitalist economy suddenly choosing to live another way?roughout the history of civilization. The only way to make poeple enter the system is to destroy their self-sufficiency and make them dependent on the capitalist system so taht they can be co-opted into helping that system continue (since they believe that is the only way to ensure their survival). But for anyone that thinks that capitalism is freedom, I ask you: do I have the choice to reject it? If so, how? And can you see the consequences of all those who do not benefit from a capitalist econmomy suddenly choosing to live another way?