Warped indeed. Maybe inChoate' capitalism means that. As per Merriam-Webster's, in this dimention and in the English language it means the following: Main Entry: cap7i7tal7ism Pronunciation: 'ka-p&-t&l-"iz-&m, 'kap-t&l-, British also k&-'pi-t&l- Function: noun Date: 1877 : an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market (As cut and pasted from www.m-w.com) Note the words "private" and "ownership" and "goods" which are not possible in a fascist, communist, or socialist state. Note the lack of the words "greed" or "belief that $$$ is the primary goal in life" or "he who collects the most is the best." All it claims to be is a system that allows private/corporate ownership of goods where decisions are made by private (versus government) decision and of course "free market." ----------------------Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--------------------------- + ^ + :Surveillance cameras|Passwords are like underwear. You don't /|\ \|/ :aren't security. A |share them, you don't hang them on your/\|/\ <--*-->:camera won't stop a |monitor, or under your keyboard, you \/|\/ /|\ :masked killer, but |don't email them, or put them on a web \|/ + v + :will violate privacy|site, and you must change them very often. --------_sunder_@_sunder_._net_------- http://www.sunder.net ------------ On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Jim Choate wrote:
On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Sunder wrote:
Since capitalism is a meritocracy (Those who work eat;
That is certainly a good definition of 'commerce', it is not accurate for 'capitalism'. Capitalism represents the belief that $$$ is the primary goal in life. That he who collects the most is the best. That all things can be reduced to a 'price'.
It is a faulty assumption and a warped view of humanity. As are yours.
Finis.
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