Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion

[TheDarkestOfAngels]

This is a false polarity. Communism and Capitalism aren't on a sliding scale, with one at one end and the other at the other in their "pure" form. Capitalism is flexible - it bends and adjusts to pressure to neutralise revolutionary forces before they destroy it, so capitalism in its "pure" form includes massive concessions. We have never had a communist society so we cannot know whether communism leads to totalitarianism or not; communism would need to be a worldwide phenomenon, not one set up in a minority of countries acting as nation states, for us to judge. I'm not saying I would advocate that, but I do feel the need to accurately assess my role and position in the religion of capitalism, as we all should.

I have to point out a number of things.
First of all - I didn't list those up there to be two different ends of the same scale. My entire point was that both things lead to a large group of individuals within a single nation being being absolutely controlled by a few. With Capitalism, it only starts out as freedom for all, but Capitalism is a game you can win and the winner get everything.
Communism starts out with all the power belonging to the government. Whether that government itself is a democracy or whatever - it's all the power of the entire country in the hands of a few state officials. Two systems - the exact same result.

Second, the reason I stated them as being 'pure' capitalism and 'pure' communism is because both of those are ideals but neither have been truely implimented as such.

The 'religion' of capitalism exists entirely because it's believed to be the purest form of freedom but that freedom won't actually exist unless there's a balance of power that prevents those with the most wealth and affluence from controlling those without. The same goes for government.