tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899606766246433608.post2467802333384436928..comments2023-11-08T12:09:20.020-05:00Comments on Prove Me Wrong: Anti Capitalist RantJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10530680372103907969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899606766246433608.post-4846190514068224222012-08-22T14:58:38.190-04:002012-08-22T14:58:38.190-04:00Ex, what extreme definition of capitalism do you t...Ex, what extreme definition of capitalism do you think he assumed?<br /><br />I think he was speaking more broadly, not claiming a certain variant of capitalism is the only one possible. When you say that almost the entire world is capitalist you have to accept that under that umbrella exists a whole variety, from the more Laissez-Faire variety we see in Haiti and Africa to the more interventionist variety we see in China and India.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10530680372103907969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1899606766246433608.post-65690876191340843092012-08-18T21:13:09.802-04:002012-08-18T21:13:09.802-04:00Rant is the operative word.To my mind his selecti...Rant is the operative word.To my mind his selective use of evidence and Hyperbole puts the truth in his claims at risk.<br />His first problem is that he assumes an extreme definition of capitalism rather than actually defining capitalism. <br />Greed is human nature we are all Malthusian inclined to some extent.<br />Striving to succeed is inmate in our species. Therefore it is a good motivator. <br />He is assuming that the current VARIANT of capitalism it the only one possible! It simply isn't.<br />A good argument if one is about to launch into (an equally dysfunctional/ unworkable)<br />Communist or pure(?) socialist alternative. <br />The real question is HOW DO WE Make it Work for people.Let's forget silly emotional Labels and design a system that works. Logic dictates it would involve bits of all of them.<br />What ever it will be it will be a compromise which democracy is.<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Examinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990595916031900662noreply@blogger.com