tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post113455829564163928..comments2023-10-30T02:03:56.081+13:00Comments on Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty: Who Gives a Fuck About the Harbour BridgeMaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212711843307060731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1134641556630791852005-12-15T23:12:00.000+13:002005-12-15T23:12:00.000+13:00According to Marx, capitalism is the greatest mode...According to Marx, capitalism is the greatest mode of production the world has yet seen. It was a radical and drastic improvement over everything that went before it. He figured it will eventually be replaced by something even better once enough people figure out that the democracy we've gained in the political sphere could eventually be applied in the economic sphere as well - but that's a long way from saying "capitalism is bad". Capitalism may indeed be bad, but it sure beats the hell out of tribalism or feudalism.<BR/><BR/>A.J.: materialism is only just past its birth pangs - to consider its eventual full adulthood check out the "Culture" novels by Iain M. Banks. We are the future, mate.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1134609073477542072005-12-15T14:11:00.000+13:002005-12-15T14:11:00.000+13:00Apart from agrarianism, of course :) Capitalism h...Apart from agrarianism, of course :) Capitalism has done its job of making technology efficient, and raising our standards of living. It's time to call it a day for material progress, and focus more on making some spiritual progress.A. J. Chesswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266452896846772225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1134606239885108592005-12-15T13:23:00.000+13:002005-12-15T13:23:00.000+13:00Well, since capitalism in a recogniseably modern f...Well, since capitalism in a recogniseably modern form was developed sometime around the 12th/13th centuries by first the big european monasteries, then borrowed by the italian city states, the surpluses it generates, while often wasted, have been suficiently huge to fuel the biggest sustained increase in living standards the world has yet seen. I'm not sure there are viable alternatives that are physically capable of working around human greed, corruption and incompetence to produce similar results.Weekend_Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863068062497281215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1134599002877030162005-12-15T11:23:00.000+13:002005-12-15T11:23:00.000+13:00There have been huge famines in countries without ...There have been huge famines in countries without planned economies too. We need a democratic planned economy rather than a totalitarian one. But in my opinion it's not our job to plan out in precise detail how the world should be run now; we just need to get everyone else to understand how bad capitalism is, then we can *all* work on developing a viable alternative.Commie Mutant Traitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632923951984248888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17759756.post-1134595963898393362005-12-15T10:32:00.000+13:002005-12-15T10:32:00.000+13:00Not that I'm a raving capitalist myself, but for c...Not that I'm a raving capitalist myself, but for curiosity's sake, but when the revolution comes, what are you going to replace capitalism with? Large scale planned economy socialism? That's been tried, and it led to huge famines in the countries concerned.Weekend_Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863068062497281215noreply@blogger.com