What I have said is that greed, if not properly balanced by the notions of sharing and social responsibility can produce a destructive level of hate. Furthermore, I have not denied that I am motivated by a certain level of greed.
How about some examples of greed. Forbes just published a list of billionaires. Are there any on that list who are undeserving by your critieria?
I think you need to learn to listen. This is not a comparison of capitalism to communism. It is an assertion that capitalism creates an environment that in conducive to the development of greed, more so than systems that are based more on the notions of sharing and social responsibility.
Again, your logic is incorrect, and indefensible.
I just said I am motivated by a certain level of greed. That is an example.
So on a scale of 1 to 100 on the greed meter, with 1 being low and 100 being high, where are you and where is too much greed?
If I did engage in that exercise, what bearing would it have on the topic?
From your original post: "Capitalism leverages the greed in humans to fuel productivity. However, greed is based on selfishness, which produces hatred of others."
I'm trying to understand what system doesn't leverage greed and how much greed produces hatred of others. Since you have some level of greed (>0), you must have some level of hatred of others (>0).
I said SHARING and social responsibility. What's the matter? Is the notion of sharing such a poisonous concept to you that you cannot even say the word?
I can't say I am totally free from hate, and again, if you want to talk about alternatives, start another thread and we can do it.
A baseless assertion. And the rest was pure garbage.
Stupid premise in the OP posed by someone obviously with an agenda and an ax to grind.
Purely based on statistics and reality...
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/top-...st--and-least--generous-people-153137111.html
Capitalism rocks...suck it communists.
If I did engage in that exercise, what bearing would it have on the topic?
Although you are correct in that if a person is not mature, their emotions will get the best of them, it does not mean that even those who are mature enough to control them are free from the effects of greed. And to see this one need only to note that there is an increase in the sentiment that the government should not use tax money to do things like provide increased educational opportunities and health care to the less fortunate, more so than say perhaps 50 years ago.
True...I suppose that, really, greed, hatred, and other such bring out the worst in people in general, whatever the governmental system in use.
And it's unlikely anyone will try to form a governmental system that is better at preventing such, or modify an existing one for the same purpose....
Because the people in charge have much of those issues themselves
That is true. However the competitive pressure is centered on the notion of how to increase profit for the individual, ans a s such it creates an environment that is conducive to the development of greed which produces hate.
It depends on what the competition is centered on. If people are constantly under pressure to compete for scarce resources just to survive, then the best in individual is not brought forward. Rather it develops into a destructive rat race if mechanisms are not put in place to instill a sense of sharing and social responsibility.
In my opinion the discussion of alternatives should be left for another thread. Even one thread devoted to this topic is not sufficient.
Seems kinda a hollow discussion to beat on Capitalism, which has provided the mechanism to provide so much to so many, without even entertaining the discussion about what might possible replace it. So this is little more than a anti-capitalism flogging thread?
Along with the greed, capitalism has played a big role in generating warfare and socio-economic inequality. War and poverty don't result in very nice people.
I don't want to talk about alternatives as I don't see any issue. I'm trying to understand your point using a real life example.
For your edification.
You are referring to the sentiments of right wing libertarians, which is a ideological position not the result of a economic system.
Seems kinda a hollow discussion to beat on Capitalism, which has provided the mechanism to provide so much to so many, without even entertaining the discussion about what might possible replace it. So this is little more than a anti-capitalism flogging thread?
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