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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Economics is the motivation for nearly all decisions, conscious and subconscious. I pursued the most attractive and temperamentally agreeable woman I could because of "greed". The economics is presumably that her traits are advantageous. None of that was really conscious to me; as I'm merely attracted to what I'm attracted to, and we're motivated to act toward things that are in our interest.
So it's not surprising that economics is the motivating factor behind most anything. It's a much better reason for action than other motivators, such as racism.
War exists in single-celled organisms and transcends every living system. Native Americans had tribal war even though their society least resembled capitalism.
Capitalism is a tool; it's neither good nor evil. It can be used for great good or it can be used for great evil. It just so happens to be a better tool than the alternatives for spreading liberty and prosperity to all despite the unequal distribution of wealth.
Whoever is credited with that phrase is supremely ignorant to the human condition, because capitalism isn't responsible for human greed and propensity for malevolence, it's actually a feature of humanity that then uses tools like capitalism in abusive ways. Eliminate capitalism and you haven't removed even the tiniest portion of the problem, only that particular instrument to inflict abuse.
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There are existing cultures today,in which no daily experience brushes up against economics.We want to be precise in our use of language.
If you want to use 'economics' as a metaphor for belief/attitude,need,strategy,action,reward there wouldn't really need to be anything else said.
I gave you the names of the individuals for every quote.If you want to investigate their backgrounds,you've got an open door.
A potential downside to capitalism would be a multi-trillion dollar industry which can purchase a government,and have it do it's bidding.
Capitalism happens to be the economic system in the USA. Those inclined towards abuse use capitalism to have their way.
The selected quotes,to anyone with a shred of perspicacity, might connect the dots to reveal that,I'm not,and have not been alone, in my limited enthusiasm towards the institution of joint-stock corporations.I have an adversity towards gambling casinos and speculators,a vestigial holdover from my Christian upbringing.