The cancer infecting the political Left

[David Horn]

(11-20-2020, 09:35 PM)pbrower2a Wrote:

(11-20-2020, 02:39 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(11-20-2020, 01:27 PM)Einzige Wrote: The morality, or lack thereof, of individual capitalists or irrelevant. Capital is a systemic totality to which everyone, including the individual capitalist, is yoked.

Unfortunately, the Marxist revolutionaries come to own the means of production, and just come to replace the capitalists in exploiting the worker.  If in some way (such as democracy) you could keep enabling the worker to put limits on the elite class, I might listen.  Alas, the Elites provided the money during the recent unraveling, the racists provided the votes.  Potentially, we could return to a newer deal configuration.  The right promises were made.  We will see if they can be kept.

... The survival of capitalism is far more likely when capitalists act in accordance with some moral compass.  The first rule is to not do evil. The second is to not tolerate it. The third is to turn a profit. Mafia-like syndicates put the latter first, do evil, and corrupt the entire system. 

Capitalism does not include morality or ethics. They are only there when imposed externally.  Since we have allowed the image of "friendly capitalism" to flourish, it will be a hard slog getting the exploited to recognize their fate.  For now, they blame government and "the others", whoever that may be at any given time.  Until that changes, nothing else will either.