On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 05:26:54PM -0700, Dexter Graphic wrote: > > Hey Dexter, > > If you don't like the way it is here, Move!!! > > I will not justify it to anyone. > > > > Ron > > Where could I go? Some third world dictatorship propped > up by US aid so that corporations can strip the land of > natural resources and exploit the people for cheap labor? > I'd just become a field slave rather than a house slave. > > Capitalism has its tentacles everywhere. There is no way > of escaping it. All attempts throughout history to set > up an alternative social system based on brotherly love > and an equitable sharing of the earth's bounty have been > violently crushed by a power hungry elite who felt that > it should all belong to them (with the support of those > who were willing to kill and enslave their brothers in > order to get a share of the loot.) The lowest element has > gained power and set up a system to maintain that power.
What do you expect from slave owners who sign a document that says "All men are created equal."? Of course it's a game of illusion. > There is no running away from evil, it must be overcome > by the power of good: personal honesty, integrity, and > creativity. I will stay and fight for the working people > of this country and every other against the injustice, > lies, and brutality of capitalism (legalized plunder.) Capitalism is a tool. Like any tool it can be used for "good" or for "evil". Capitalism, IMO, actually reflects the will of the people more than any other system. Indeed, it's one of the "grand illusions". IOW, you're right, people have to be more conscientious in their daily actions. People in general need to realize that every action has a reaction. Is $.99 for a burger really a good deal? People need to be better educated, or rather, need to educate themselves better, instead of believing what they hear, which is, of course, mostly advertisements. Blaming it on capitalism, from what I've observed, won't get you very far in this country, as most people actually believe in capitalism, most more practically than philosophically, since they don't think for themselves. -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
