The economic anarchy of capitalist society as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of the evil. We see before us a huge community of producers the members of which are unceasingly striving to deprive each other of the fruits of their collective labor - not by force, but on the whole in faithful compliance with legally established rules. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.
Albert Einstein, The World As I See It (1949)
Capitalism is the ideology that one has possession over what one has, and thus can do with one's possessions as one pleases. The spirit behind capitalism is mammon, the spirit of greed. The false god of capitalism has made people more greedy, self-entitled and deprived people of their humanity. The whole world is now slave to capitalism. People want to work, but only for higher pay and more holidays or leisure. People do not want to work in order the serve others. People dare to say that they want to a pay rise even when they work less or work in a blatantly inefficient manner. This shows how self-entitled and self-centred people are. More importantly, this is why capitalism works - it thrives of economically effective labour.
NB: Please not the views of Einstein are purely his and do not necessarily represent the views of the author of this post. Many who claim to be communists or socialists are really wolves in sheep's clothing, without trying to imply anything about any target group or individual in particular. They use the label to appeal to others. If you have any comments about capitalism, please feel free to contact me by the contact form right at the bottom of the page. Feed back is strongly encouraged.
