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In reply to the discussion: Capitalism is not sustainable over the long term. [View all]hunter
(38,310 posts)It's killed, maimed, and made miserable more people than guns, bombs, nuclear weapons, natural disasters, you name it...
These arguments about capitalism vs. socialism are silly.
It's like listening to Creationists explaining fossils and the geologic record.
We've created a world economy that's very brittle and unsustainable.
This thing we call economic "productivity" is actually a measure of the damage we are doing to our natural world and our own human spirit.
If we humans don't get our shit together, then the crash of our world economy is going to overshadow all the horrors of human history.
We need to make sure everyone is fed, has comfortable shelter, and appropriate medical care. Everyone needs to be educated, literate, and numerate.
Capitalism and socialism are myths, like Noah's ark.