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In reply to the discussion: Capitalism [View all]GiqueCee
(706 posts)... is the control of capital MONEY and is in no way, shape, or form synonymous with free enterprise, in fact, capitalists hate free enterprise because it gets in the way of their ultimate goal of establishing Feudalism v.2, where the oligarchs have total dominion over the lives of their vassals that's us and they have zero compunction about employing any and every means at their disposal to achieve that nefarious end.
The Soviets gave socialism a bad name, and capitalists harped on it constantly, but it is simply putting the best interests of people ahead of the best interests of corporations, which have NEVER given two shits about the harm they do to working people, the environment, and the world in general.
Here's an idea: Make every corporation a Benefit Corporation. From Wikipedia: "In business, and only in United States corporate law, a benefit corporation is a type of for-profit corporate entity whose goals include making a positive impact on society. Laws concerning conventional corporations typically do not define the "best interest of the corporation", which has led some to believe that increasing shareholder value (profits and/or share price) is the only overarching or compelling interest of a corporation.[1] Benefit corporations explicitly specify that profit is not their only goal. Their activities may or may not differ much from traditional corporations.[2] An ordinary corporation may change to a benefit corporation merely by stating in its approved corporate bylaws that it is a benefit corporation." Might want to stiffen the B-Corp requirements a bit.
Capitalism and predatory corporatism will not only be the death of America, they will ultimately spell the death of humanity, and all life on Earth if they are not brought to heel, and we are gaining speed toward that horrific end a lot faster than anyone wants to admit, but the science doesn't lie. Corporatists do. Their motto might as well be: "What has posterity ever done for me?"
To paraphrase Sun Tsu in "The Art of War," such people will burn the world to the ground just so they can rule over the ashes.