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There will always be impoverished people. Capitalism provides the best opportunity to choose not to be.

• lostlogin 14y ago
  Is it possible to travel and believe this 100%? Capitalism might be the best option but I'm not that confident after seeing the so-called progress it has inflicted on a lot of places. I don't know what a better option is, but I the warts of capitalism sure are ugly.
  • tsotha 14y ago
    >Capitalism might be the best option but I'm not that confident after seeing the so-called progress it has inflicted on a lot of places. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "so-called progress".
    • lostlogin 14y ago
      I mean that I have seen the opposite of progress. Native people with formerly proud cultures. Not technologically advanced, sure, but long traditions and ones anyone should be proud to have (or had, past tense, in this case). And these groups appeared completely devastated and exploited.
      • tsotha 14y ago
        From your point of view, maybe. But these aren't museum exhibits. They're people. They want the same sorts of things the rest of us want, and they're willing to make adjustments.
        • lostlogin 14y ago
          Exactly. But the things they want seem pretty pretty unobtainable from what I've seen.