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In reply to the discussion: Newspapers are owned by the wealthy and powerful and you think they will allow an opposing view of capitalism? [View all]Cirsium
(4,106 posts)Abolitionists were asked that question. What was the alternative to slavery? You didn't need an "alternative" in order to oppose the system of slavery, and you don't need an "alternative" to oppose the system of Capitalism.
One need not have an alternative that meets with your unspoken expectations before they can criticize the current system.
Political systems are historical phenomena, not user guides or a set of rules. Political systems evolve over time in response to changing conditions and changes in productive forces. Critiques of the existing conditions are an important part of that evolution.
So what is the alternative to profits over people? Can you think of no alternatives? Maggie Thatcher famously said that there is no alternative. Do you agree with that?