Sunday, March 22, 2020

Capitalism - As It Suits Us

I marvel at how quickly dyed in the wool ‘capitalists’ will embrace socialism the moment they are faced with a crisis. Capitalism to justify gluttony and consumerism - calling it ‘freedom’, socialism the moment stuff hits the fan.

I'm all for government bailouts in this pandemic. But just maybe we can be spared the anti-socialist flag waving when the times are good? 

Perhaps our capitalist economy needs reforming so as not to fall apart with every existential threat. Hey, I know - let’s have an economy based on socialist democracy. Oh, wait. 

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