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Honeycombe8

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16. Oh, hogwash. Every economic system is "evil," if you go looking for it.

Thu May 16, 2013, 11:06 PM

May 2013

If someone is starving, what will he do to get a meal? Not money. A meal. Is that capitalism? Not unless he traded something on the open market for the meal. If they just give it to him, that's socialism, right?

People are people. There are weak people, evil people, good people, upstanding moral people. If we learned anything, we learned that during WWII. The people who risked their lives helping the Jews or others the Nazis were sending to concentration camps...and those who didn't help.

A person's nature is what it is, I think. Being mega wealthy hasn't turned Buffet into Genghis Khan. Or Soros. Or Angelina Jolie. Or Richard Branson.

There was plenty of evil goin' on when the socialists took over Russia.

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"Capitalism might be making us evil" [View all] applegrove May 2013 OP

At some level I think many have instinctively known this. Sekhmets Daughter May 2013 #1

"Capitalism might be making us evil". Boy there's an understatement of the century! Initech May 2013 #2

The quacks deserve the Nobel Prize in Economics. Octafish May 2013 #3

Stating the totally obvious. nt Zorra May 2013 #4

Avarice and greed from the people that propel us down a cliff. Rex May 2013 #5

Marx called, he said this over 100 years ago. Starry Messenger May 2013 #6

From what I understand, during the vetting process for potential employees at Goldman Sachs..... marmar May 2013 #7

I'm not sure 'evil' is the correct term Cirque du So-What May 2013 #8

Sure. " Doin bidness" truebluegreen May 2013 #10

Nothing personal, you understand Cirque du So-What May 2013 #13

That's it exactly. nt truebluegreen May 2013 #15

IMHO: Duh. truebluegreen May 2013 #9

Umm, didn't Jesus tell us this, about 2000 years ago? reformist2 May 2013 #11

Human Resources... MNBrewer May 2013 #12

'Human resources' Cirque du So-What May 2013 #14

+100000. Well said. woo me with science May 2013 #17

What's human resources?... Oh you must be talking about human capital management. nt limpyhobbler May 2013 #18

Oh, hogwash. Every economic system is "evil," if you go looking for it. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #16

It doesn't have to be evil, but it pays better than being noble. raouldukelives May 2013 #19

I agree regulated markets are the way applegrove May 2013 #21

Sadly for the human race, moondust May 2013 #20

The sun might also rise in the east. TheKentuckian May 2013 #22

Ya think? Control-Z May 2013 #23

One of those studies that make you go... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #24