“It is by his own individual ability and ambition that capitalism judges a man and rewards him accordingly.” - Errr NO!
The Fairy Tale Of Capitalism.
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“It is by his own individual ability and ambition that capitalism judges a man and rewards him accordingly.”
Ayn Rand
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ONLY on a fair starting line on the playing field...
Shits given a 5-mile head start by rich arse parents while others are weighed down with a figurative 125 IB burden around their neck will NOT promote Any sort of meritocracy.
Being given 100.000 dollars to start up a business is NOT “building it up from nothing”.
Saying you "I did it all myself" "I never needed any help" when, from decent food nutrition to allow healthy brain development, To access to a paediatrician, To private tutors, To being introduced to the "Right people” by your connected dad.
IS Not “Doing it all yourself” and it is NOT “succeeding without help”
There is no fair starting line
There is only an invisible medieval-style caste system pretending to be a democracy.
You a mistaking a badly put together 90-year-old drag queen as a 20-year-old Victoria Secret model.
Look for the very large Adam’s apple of social disparity and inequity!
Get your eyes checked!
This post seems to be living in a fucked-up fairy tale.
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Given an equal shot
People who are used to hard work (real hard work, not a desk job) for long hours in a hot field for next to nothing
Would out work you for less
Would outcompete you without selling their souls by resorting to being more ruthless.
Take far less wus “personal days”
AND be about to outthink you!
Because you must constantly think on your toes and look for angles to survive when you are on a knife-edge of a breadline.
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AND THAT is what Really terrifies you!
That YOU are a far weaker and lesser person than those you love to look down upon!
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MONEY BALANCE!
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I do not want people Disincentivised from working hard.
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People should not just get free crap for sitting on their arses.
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By free crap, I mean Movie Tickets, New TV, Fashionable Clothes, Fast food and other general treats.
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If you want a flashy pair of cool sneakers then you should work hard to earn the money to get them.
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You have not got some "God-given right" to cool stuff as if you were some petulant toddler!
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Such rampant socialism is BAD!
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BUT
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You should be able to have basic ugly shoes on your feet.
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You have a right to basic nutrition, even if it is just some nutrient-rich tasteless powder mix!
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You should not be scared to stand up to an abusive dick of a boss because your child might get sick.
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A child should NOT die from worse health, through no fault of their own, just because their parents happen to be poor!
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Or do worse at school because of the lack of Nutrition to feed their growing developing brain!
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Otherwise, the “American Dream” is being snatched away before it can even be hoped for.
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Such rampant Capitalism is BAD!
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PEOPLE NEED REAL HOPE
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When you take away a person’s hope, then those same disenfranchised people will create their own ‘Dignity’ by forming brutal criminal street gangs!
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People need a sense of pride, it is against human nature to take the crap and be told to ‘Know their place”
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For supporting evidence of this power of the human spirit I present to you
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Exhibit A:
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THE WHOLE OF HUMAN HISTORY!
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PS,
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Stupid Simple Modern Truth:
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Your Boss Expects And Feels Entitled To Free Stuff From You!
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Today in the Modern workplace it is highly advised that you Not simply “Work to Rule” but you are expected to do countless little extra unpaid things!
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You must be a “Team Player!”
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Or your hours next month might be cut!
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Then those same bosses have the unmitigated gall to turn around and moan about 'socialist' wanting “Something For Nothing”
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Guide to Basic Large Dog Care
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A well-trained large Dog can be a joy!
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Protecting your family.
Giving Comfort.
And enhancing your quality of life immeasurably.
A Beloved Family Pet.
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The uncontrolled Large Dog, allowed to do as it pleases.
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Will steal food, eat, and chew everything in sight.
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Poo in everyone's garden, Childs play areas, and payments, Ruining the environment.
And ultimately be a real danger to the weak (especially small children).
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Who wants a vicious apex carnivore in our midst!?
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Very much like unrestrained Capitalism.
(You Did Not Really Think This Post Was About Dogs Did You?!)
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A financial market will NOT ‘find its own level’,
(You just get a damaging boom and bust economy.)
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Competition is not capable of making moral judgements.
(What is moral should be the bottom line not what is most profitable.)
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Profit Motive is not an automatic organiser!
(It does not plan ahead! Most businesses are concerned about the next quarter, or if larger next year’s shareholder's report, they don’t plan long-term, For instance, up to 25 to 100 years’ time! You cannot effectively plan infrastructure that way!)
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Certain things NEED to be owned by the public,
(Would you really go as far as to have a privately owned police force, army, or firefighters? So why is private health supposed to be such a good idea? All four are to do with public safety?)
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The benefit of a trickle-down economy is a Myth.
(50% of the world's wealth owned by only 4% of the population clearly shows this!)
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That is not money the poor are feeling trickling down their neck
The rich call us Peons for reason
Because they like to PEE ON us from an exalted distance and tell us it's golden rain from heaven.
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I AM NOT ANTI-CAPATLISM
This very PC is both as advanced as it is and as affordable as it was because of capitalism.
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I LOVE SOFT CUDDLY DOGS!
But I do not want to be torn apart by rabid wolves
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CAPITALISM IS NOT INNATELY BAD!
SOCIALISM IS NOT INNATELY BAD!
There are both ONLY social engineering tools!
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CAPITALISM IS NOT INNATELY GOOD!
SOCIALISM IS NOT INNATELY GOOD!
Neither of them is a Religion!
So do not worship either of them as Sacred!
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VERY useful tools "if" used properly!
But
Do not try to hammer a nail with a saw
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Try to saw some wood with a hammer
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Put either a saw or a hammer on a temple altar and start worshipping them.
Like a caveman worshipping fire.
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In short,
We need to get our fucking figurative dog under proper control and start behaving like responsible dog owners!
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About the Creator
Ross E Fortune Lombardi
Writer. Gamer, Goth
A (Constantly Failing To Be Funny) satirist!
Mutare non est meum
Cantus moriar
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