Reply #9: capitalism and democracy cannot co-exist [View All]

[welshTerrier2]

capitalism, by its charter, is selfish ... it seeks the accumulation of wealth and the destruction of all entities that prevent this accumulation ...

democracies, by their charters, are supposed to represent the best interests of the people ...

when the pursuit of wealth, absent any conscience, any moral values or even any nationalism is constrained by government for the common good, an inherent adversary relationship is established ...

if the democracy is pure, and none has ever been, there is no way for the wealth and power of commerce to purchase the government and set the policy ... if democracy is staffed by weak souls who are forced to compete for funds to retain their power, capitalism ultimately devours the voice of the people ...

instead of serving the common good, government, and their corporate masters, then serve only the corporate shareholders ... and with an exclusive focus on the accumulation of wealth and power ignoring all other societal values, formerly democratic governments become evil ...

such is where we are today ... we have lost our democracy to the corporate state ...