anomaly said:
I while back I inquired as to the qualifications you possess that sets you on a footing to be able to reasonable refute the statements, in connection with various abortion arguments, of the experts in the fields of science, medicine, and genetics to whom I referred. To date you have offered no response.
I simply gave a dictionary definition of parasite. Perhaps you should contact the website if you have a problem.
Fant said:
All you do is continue with baseless denials.In the US and in countries where capitalism is permitted to flourish, the overwhelming majority is successful. The degree of success achieved depends greatly on the degree of effort expended in pursuit of that success.
Again, you offer what you 'think'. I, on the other hand, show you concrete examples of achievement.
Tell me, are you blind or do you simply not like to read? You want 'concrete evidence'? Is there anything more concrete than history? History will tell you that always the vast majority will suffer under capitalism. You give single success stories, which are, of course, rare, and then use that rare 'anomaly', shall we say, to prove your argument. I, on the other hand, have used groups, such as the peasants of Brazil, the Chiapa people's of Mexico, steelworkers of America etc. etc. to establish my critique. It amazes me, simply amazes me, to what lengths you go to deny simply economic reality. Capitalism has always been, and will always be, for and of the priveleged few. I suggest you start focusing on the virtues of capitalism, rather than obvious flaws. In capitalist countries, the majority is not successful. Quite the contrary to what you stated. China is now all but rid of the chains of dictator run socialism, and now are largely capitalist. Does the majority live comfortably there? Even in the USA, the majority live comfortably because of pressure from the state on companies (higher wages). When these companies are unregulated, as in latin America and Asia, we see suffering, we see entire families having to work, not to buy that big screen TV they've been wanting, but rather to buy food. The system you support requires this huge and ever expanding market to sell the continued surplus of goods created. It will inevitably stumble. Again, it is a crude, yet complex, system of putting wealth where some people say it belongs. That it puts wealth in the hands of the few has been the celebrated point of every pro-capitalist economist to date. Yet you disagree with even your comrades, you, in fact, are in baseless denial over the realities of the system you so cherish. Wake up, Fant. Even Gabo, perhaps the most pro-capitalist guy on this forum, admits that capitalism causes inequality, and has used that fact to establish his argument. You're behind the rest of the class, Fant, and you desperately need to catch up. You cannot catch up, however, with continuing to deny basic economic principles, and simple facts about capitalism, using phrases like "where capitalism is permitted to flourish, the overwhelming majority is successful". A strong case could be made that capitalism 'flourishes' in countries where regulation is very little or does not exist (laissez-faire policies), yet in these same countries, we see people suffering. It is time for you to recognize fact from fiction, as your repeated misstating of facts has you in a position where you must make 'baseless denial' in order to make your point. Your points, unlike most capitalists', are based on fiction. Wake up, as truth is staring you in the face.
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