(May 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Actually:

Okay, Drippy....

(May 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Actually:

The definition you posted is true.  The reality that I posted is true.

Capitalism breeds greedy motherfuckers.

(May 14, 2017 at 3:20 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

(May 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Actually:

The definition you posted is true.  The reality that I posted is true.

Capitalism breeds greedy motherfuckers.

I agree it can, but capitalism is worldwide friend and foe alike invest in the global market. But no sorry, as much as I hate greed I don't ever see a utopia where you'd rid 7 billion humans of the private sector. 

I think we can however and should get back to breaking up monopolies and stop allowing 1% write all our laws for us.

Quote:and stop allowing 1% write all our laws for us.

As far as they are concerned that is their prerogative as a result of being greedy motherfuckers.


Chop off a few heads and it will make them a lot more reasonable!

(May 14, 2017 at 11:03 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote:

(May 14, 2017 at 9:47 am)Jehanne Wrote: True, but the question is, will it destroy all life on this World?  If it does that, then it won't be working very well afterwards.

That's not the question really. If all other economic systems would destroy it even faster.

They are not, though:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co...per_capita

(May 13, 2017 at 3:53 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: [...] pick up my guitar and play
just like yesterday [...]

[...] then I get on my knees and pray
we don't get fooled again!

(May 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:

(May 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Actually:

Okay, Drippy....

No. Dictionary.

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(May 14, 2017 at 3:20 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

(May 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Actually:

The definition you posted is true.  The reality that I posted is true.

Capitalism breeds greedy motherfuckers.

Out of a choice between two bowls of shit... I choose the one that smells better.

Sorry.

(May 13, 2017 at 10:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote: He has made me ashamed to be an American.

Not me.

But, it has made me ashamed for a sizeable chunk of my fellow Americans.

(May 14, 2017 at 9:46 am)Lutrinae Wrote:

(May 14, 2017 at 9:45 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Capitalism has its problems but it does work in the sense that it works better than any other economic system.

Interesting enough, the latest episode of Doctor Who dealt with the horrors of capitalism.

It's a shame that, of all the alternatives, capitalism still somehow manages to be the least dysfunctional economics system, at least when regulated properly.

(May 14, 2017 at 11:47 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote:

(May 13, 2017 at 10:21 pm)Minimalist Wrote: He has made me ashamed to be an American.

Not me.

But, it has made me ashamed for a sizeable chunk of my fellow Americans.

With recent Presidential elections, around half of the voting citizenry feels ashamed for the other half.  It was so for me when my fellow citizens went ga-ga over Obama and then were oblivious enough to support Clinton.

Actually....it has probably been that way for a couple of centuries or more...

-Jeanne