Trickster
Gold Member
Progressives and Conservatives are in full agreement -- Capitalism is bad and Capitalism has failed. Everything that is evil is attributed to- and associated with Capitalism; income inequality, monopolies, multinationals, billionaires and criticisms of free trade. No one is out there to defend Capitalism and it is fair to say it is one of the main boogeymen i political discourse.
Of course all of these voices ignore the fact that we are currently not living under Capitalism, but under a mixed economy and that the issues that are attributed to Capitalism actually is to be blamed on what is suggested as the solution, namely government. Of course, most of these criticisms of Capitalism are either just emotional drivel or sheer ignorance and economic illiteracy.
The freer the market the freer the people and the freer the people the freer the market. Everybody knows this and the proof for it is everywhere we turn our heads. Yet, the anti-market resentment in both camps of political discourse is maybe even stronger now than ever before. This is very surprising and also rather worrying.
It is getting really tiredsome and no one with a brain is buying it anymore - Basta!
Why do you think so many people fear Capitalism?
Why isn't the, so called, Right-Wing doing more to speak up for Capitalism?
What needs to be done to change this?
Of course all of these voices ignore the fact that we are currently not living under Capitalism, but under a mixed economy and that the issues that are attributed to Capitalism actually is to be blamed on what is suggested as the solution, namely government. Of course, most of these criticisms of Capitalism are either just emotional drivel or sheer ignorance and economic illiteracy.
The freer the market the freer the people and the freer the people the freer the market. Everybody knows this and the proof for it is everywhere we turn our heads. Yet, the anti-market resentment in both camps of political discourse is maybe even stronger now than ever before. This is very surprising and also rather worrying.
It is getting really tiredsome and no one with a brain is buying it anymore - Basta!
Why do you think so many people fear Capitalism?
Why isn't the, so called, Right-Wing doing more to speak up for Capitalism?
What needs to be done to change this?