Ritafee
Is Being Human
Capitalism is a fundamentally flawed system that has a prime directive to churn nature and humans into capital ...
Studies show:
That 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 no longer support the system of capitalism.
That 64% of Britons believe that capitalism is unfair, that it makes inequality worse.
That In Germany, a solid 77% are skeptical of capitalism.
That a full three-quarters of people in major capitalist economies believe that big businesses are basically corrupt.
It is time to dethrone capitalism’s prime directive and replace it with a more balanced logic.
Logic that recognizes the many factors required for a healthy and thriving civilization.
It is time to consign one-dimensional capitalism to the dustbin of history.
- Regardless of the costs to human well-being and to the environment we depend on.
Studies show:
That 51% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 no longer support the system of capitalism.
That 64% of Britons believe that capitalism is unfair, that it makes inequality worse.
That In Germany, a solid 77% are skeptical of capitalism.
That a full three-quarters of people in major capitalist economies believe that big businesses are basically corrupt.
- We can see this embodied in the imperative to grow GDP, everywhere, year on year, at a compound rate,
- even though we know that GDP growth, on its own, does nothing to reduce poverty or to make people happier or healthier.
- Global GDP has grown 630% since 1980, and in that same time, by some measures, inequality, poverty, and hunger have all risen.
It is time to dethrone capitalism’s prime directive and replace it with a more balanced logic.
Logic that recognizes the many factors required for a healthy and thriving civilization.
It is time to consign one-dimensional capitalism to the dustbin of history.