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Society often veers off in unpredictable directions, unable to see the outcome of our actions for the fog of uncertainty that accompanies time. The funny thing about our jaunts into unknown spaces is that after their fulfillment, we are unable to conceive of an alternate course of events. Under this paradigm of thinking society can only pursue the “best” course for itself, for if it were to pursue an alternate course the present would be non-existent, subsequently, we would be non-existent. And for us to be non-existent would indeed have been a very bad course for society to pursue, or so we selfishly demand.
For these reasons, we cannot bemoan the current structural plights we've built around ourselves. Capitalism had to exist. It had to pull us out of the anachronistic economic systems of the monarch. We had to endure capitalism to steer us through the weight of industry. We needed the existence of an imperfect system to keep us guessing during the post-war years. Presently, we need the incompleteness of capitalism to spark the awareness of more equitable systems. The idea of moving piles randomly with little regard for their purpose would not exist if not for capitalism. But now that the idea of pile migration has been extracted from the ineptitude of capitalism, it is impossible to foresee a future in which capitalism maintains its grip on the resources of this planet. Before we extol the virtues of migrating piles, though, we will first present a proper case for the impeachment of capitalism. Capitalism tells us that we can never possess enough. Experienced Western capitalists understand perfectly well that they can never be content. They are used to it. They will spend |
their lives in constant search of another manifestation of temporary pleasure. This is the cross we must bare for having the freedom to purchase the world. Our trade deficit in America is the result of our futile quest to purchase the contentment that capitalism precludes. The reinforcing psychosis of the current system is obvious?
As previously touched on, the most obvious macro-problem with capitalism is that it's competitive nature ensures a “winning” class and a “losing” class. This is true on the domestic and international levels. Capitalism, as are all competition-based activities, is a zero-sum endeavor. One person's wealth is dependent on another's poverty. The obscene consumption of American CEOs is derived from money that lower-class Americans must inherently be unable to attain. The cushy lifestyle of the average American is a direct result of our suppression of the third and developing worlds. Note our use of the word suppression as opposed to oppression. We hesitate to call capitalism a system of oppression – the model's ignorance precludes this defamatory handle. Instead, we call capitalism a system of indifference.
Capitalist powerhouses suppress more than half of our precious population through a number of practical financial policies. These can stem from either international organizations like the WTO, IMF and World Bank or be generated by domestic legislators. The general capitalist economic theories on banking, for instance, believe that it is more capital inducive for low-GDP countries to operate out of debt. They are right. This system forces a great deal more money into the first-world economy, hence the capitalist rotunda. But the question of whether Gross
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