libertad2cero on Nostr: The opposite of Capitalism is not Communism, but Consumerism. The opposite of ...
The opposite of Capitalism is not Communism, but Consumerism. The opposite of Communism is Anarchism.
Both Communism and Anarchism are modes of social organization, whereas Capitalism and Consumerism are systematic techniques for the creation and destruction of wealth.
This is why it is entirely possible for a country like China to internally organize itself socially as a communist nation while employing capitalist techniques to generate wealth for its citizens. This is not contradictory at all.
Capitalism, in itself, is neutral. When someone, often without economic education, refers to "capitalism" in a pejorative way, they are actually referring to the decline of values in the West. Capitalist techniques serve our values, not the other way around.
Both Communism and Anarchism are modes of social organization, whereas Capitalism and Consumerism are systematic techniques for the creation and destruction of wealth.
This is why it is entirely possible for a country like China to internally organize itself socially as a communist nation while employing capitalist techniques to generate wealth for its citizens. This is not contradictory at all.
Capitalism, in itself, is neutral. When someone, often without economic education, refers to "capitalism" in a pejorative way, they are actually referring to the decline of values in the West. Capitalist techniques serve our values, not the other way around.