I've commented about this before with the same quote. But since the propaganda campaign against all that is coming from the East has left an enduring mark in US

I've commented about this before with the same quote. But since the propaganda campaign against all that is coming from the East has left an enduring mark in US, it will always be received with a sneer. But, irrespective of that, Lenin, more than 100 years ago, said something like this: This transformation of competition into monopoly is one of the most important — if not the most important — phenomena of modern capitalist economy. He gives ample evidence of this with official market and financial data regarding the steel industry. Even then, a few conglomerates dominated the marked. But, again, since the story of how capitalism is the greatest, the one and only salvation of the people (does it sound like religion?) is so pervasive, no amount of evidence can undermine its foundations. If reality proves that it doesn't work, the reason HAS to be that "it wasn't implemented right in this or that country. So we must take bolder steps to implement it right". Sounds like slaughtering goats to me. If the gods didn't favor our army in battle it surely must be that we didn't slaughter enough goats at the altar and NOT that our army was ill prepared for the task at hand.