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the thing about capitalism is that capitalism has no ideology, only the profit motive (nothing wrong with that) if tomorrow the capitalists of the world were t
by puranjay 10y ago
the thing about capitalism is that capitalism has no ideology, only the profit motive (nothing wrong with that)
if tomorrow the capitalists of the world were to figure out that communism is more profitable and efficient for conducting business, they would change their ideology accordingly.
capitalism can't die because capitalism is innate to human beings; it is infinitely adaptable and flexible
- wfo 10y agoProfit motive above all else is literally the prototypical example of an ideology, just not one that most people would publicly espouse.
- vixen99 10y agoNo, it's one that everyone and all life espouses. All human interactions are transactions which express this 'ideology' as you misleadingly call it. Eric Berne understood this in 'Games People Play'. You transact because you get value; you profit. Only dead people don't transact which is why we dispose of their bodies. The profit motive is why we're alive and why evolution of life on this planet has arisen. It's deep within our genes.
- wfo 10y agoA beautifully expressed fundamentalist ideology; you are incapable of even comprehending that there exist views other than your own.
- dmfdmf 10y ago> the thing about capitalism is that capitalism has no ideology I beg to differ. What is capitalism? http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Ideal-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451147952 http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Ideal-Ayn-Rand/dp/045114795... What is its ethical base? http://www.amazon.com/Virtue-Selfishness-Centennial-Ayn-Rand/dp/0451163931/ http://www.amazon.com/Virtue-Selfishness-Centennial-Ayn-Rand... You may disagree but no one can say it has not been said.