Pope Francis ignites a revolt that will overthrow American capitalism

[Koinos]

63. All good points.

The article is posted on "Market Watch," and it may be partly intended to send out an alarm to big business about the genuine impact the pope's message will have. On the other hand, much of the author's interpretation is based on things the pope has been saying in Latin America. There is also strong language in the pope's encyclical about exploitation of the poor by the wealthy.

I will try to link to more texts of Pope Francis' own words, as I have time to fetch them. I have already posted the link to his encyclical in this thread.

I am sure of one thing: American profiteers are not ignoring this guy. I too look forward to his speech to Congress. It will make a lot of congresspersons squirm in their seats and will produce a plethora of post-speech propaganda against climate science and "socialism." Anything that ticks off republicans and reduces their hold on sheeple's minds will be a pleasure to behold.

Many of the pope's positions are indefensible, but I'm not going to write off what he says about saving the earth and confronting capitalism. Those messages are just too important. You can be sure that Naomi Klein (secular humanist feminist) disagrees with many of his positions, but she sees him as an ally in the cause of saving the earth. We'll take all the allies we can get, especially since even many liberals in our country have a half-hearted response to the global threat.

The truth is that many Americans don't want to give up their "high-consumption" way of life. That includes both liberals and conservatives.