re: #436 Whack-A-Mole

Capitalism isn’t bad. The problem is ruthless and predatory capitalism, putting short term profits over the long-term health of the system.

But what we’re heading for now goes well beyond capitalism and into the realm of feudalism, only based on the holding of wealth instead of land in this case.

They “grant” us vassals the right to a portion of their wealth in exchange for our labor, but only on their terms, according to their beliefs, and we should be beholden to them, the lords, the “makers” for the privilege of working for them.

Can we also say that communism/socialism also isn’t bad, the problem with them too is ruthless and predatory forms of them?

That is not meant as a dig at you. What you are saying is what I was saying, they are only as good as their implementation and the morality of their practice.

The rest of your comment could also be used to explain the bad in communism too.

And I am not saying I am for communism or socialism, just that the results of the practice of capitalism gets the majority of people in the same situation socially and politically as what happened in communistic countries.

Beliefs are good, and all beliefs can be used to corral people into thinking the belief benefits them when in fact it may not. Saying capitalism good communism/socialism bad is way too simple and I think wingnut types fail to see the forest due to the trees. They believe the system yet fail to see they too are victims of the system.