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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. but even capitalist cynicism will admit that however unconscionable we may be when our own interests are affected, we can be most indignantly virtuous at the expense of others.

-George Bernard Shaw

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Capitalism Has Destroyed Our Belief In Any

George Bernard Shaw

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. but even capitalist cynicism will admit that however unconscionable we may be when our own interests are affected, we can be most indignantly virtuous at the expense of others.

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Each pursues his private interest and only his private interest; and thereby serves the private interests of all, the general interest, without willing it or knowing it. the real point is not that each individual's pursuit of his private interest promotes the totality of private interests, the general interest. one could just as well deduce from this abstract phrase that each individual reciprocally blocks the assertion of the others' interests, so that, instead of a general affirmation, this war of all against all produces a general negation.

Creative capitalism takes this interest in the fortunes of others and ties it to our interest in our own fortunes in ways that help advance both. this hybrid engine of self-interest and concern for others can serve a much wider circle of people than can be reached by self-interest or caring alone.

Racists violate the principle of equality by giving greater weight to the interests of members of their own race when there is a clash between their interests and the interests of those of another race. sexists violate the principle of equality by favoring the interests of their own sex. similarly, speciesists allow the interests of their own species to override the greater interests of members of other species. the pattern is identical in each case.

Who is affected more when it's cold? poor people. who is affected more when it's hot? poor people. who is affected more when it's wet? poor people. who is most affected when the economy is bad? poor people. poor people are the most fragile.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love. no virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint. therefore we must be saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.

Capitalism is very far from a perfect system, but so far we have yet to find anything that clearly does a better job of meeting human needs than a regulated capitalist economy coupled with a welfare and health care system that meets the basic needs of those who do not thrive in the capitalist economy. if we ever do find a better system, i'll be happy to call myself an anti-capitalist.

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