Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Capitalism vs. corporatism

A decent society is grounded on four moral absolutes; do not kill; do not steal; do not lie and do not exploit. Obviously, corporatism and decency are mutually exclusive. For what is fouling democracy’s waters in the twenty-first century is not capitalism but corporatism. Capitalism was a product of owners who exploited their workers. Capitalism has morphed into a corporatism in which employees who think they are owners exploit the workers. Capitalist owners walked the factory floor; corporatist employees are sequestered in glass towers which makes it easier for them to ramp up their exploitation of their workers.

Our wars are corporate wars, waged to expand markets and secure natural resources. Corporatism’s attempt to equate itself with freedom is bogus. It offers freedom only to those at the apex of the pyramid, a freedom that is bought at the expense of the pyramid’s base. This is the peg upon which Progressives could hang liberty’s lantern. We must be willing to demonize corporatism , especially the finance corporatism that has raped pension funds, turned people out of their homes and shipped jobs overseas.
- Case Wagenvoord
Posted by Gaucho Greg at September 29, 2010
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 5, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    I wrote about corporatism recently on my website.

    It all started to go down hill when Corporations became protected under the Bill of Rights and the 14th amendment as “Natural Born Citizens” this gives them the right the petition the government and all other rights of an individual citizen.

    It was not always like this, i go into much more detail in my article here:
    http://www.upfordebate.us/story.php?title=corporate-america-the-real-enemy-of-the-state-1

    I take an early look at the history of corporations in America and give a few different examples from the modern era. I thought you might want to take a look at this. Thanks for the good read.

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  2. Gaucho Greg November 5, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    Great post Dano. It reinforced some beliefs I had, but also altered others, which is a sign it was impartial. I also believe it comes down to the individual entities. Some corporations are more benevolent than others. OTOH, many too big to fail banks--not so much.

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