I'm no lover of capitalism, but I do understand how a little capitalism does help an economy of a government(s); but too much really degrades common sense or corrupt capitalism preys on those without common sense. This little rant is from when I saw this commercial about an automatic soup pump, and their reasoning, telling people to buy it is so that "your family won't spread any diseases" (not word-for-word) by not touching the soup-pump and getting filthy. Ok, let's think this out, when you wash your hands, your hands are dirty, the soup-pump is too, but you touch the pump to get soup, to clean your hands, after you are done washing your hands do you touch the soup pump again? No, and if you do, you have soup on your hands, which means you have to wash your hands again.
The problem is, which the commercial conveniently doesn't talk about, is when you touch, with your dirty hands, your faucet's knobs, turning the water on, and then turning them off with clean hands, which makes your hands dirty again. That is why hospital care workers HAVE TO use either motion-sensor faucets, or use dispensable towels to turn the faucet knobs off after washing their hands. The soup-pump is not a big concern! It is a luxury only! I get if you want to sell a product you need to tell the reasons for selling the item or even the reasons behind why the product was ever made, but to create a lie to the consumers, to fear them in buying the product is a whole other unethical marketing. Now, whether the marketing company had the common sense about what was said above and actually lied, well that is to them and whomever you pray to, but this rant I hope will help people use common sense before buying a product, and not letting commercials doing the thinking for you. But, again, if you like the luxury of an automatic soup-pump buy it, but not because you were scared of buying the product. This was more of an example of corrupt capitalism at play anyways, I wouldn’t mind an automatic soup-pump, but I’d rather get an automatic faucet before I get it though.
Very interesting post. I agree with you almost 100% here. I feel the most effective government is going to have elements of capitalism and socialism. Socialism is not a bad thing (as the capitalists are trying to make us think). Socialism is about society - about the people of a nation or organization.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest problem with capitalists right now is they are wanting to completely wipe out everything socialistic in today's government and society (anyhow in the U.S.). They feel that we all must believe as they do. To me this is wrong and when that happens than the U.S. is no longer a free country it will then be a country governed by people who want all the wealth to go to the rich and who cares about the rest of the people.
I can finally post a comment on my own blog again! I'm still having probelms but... anyways I agree with you; it seems the Republicans are using an old fear with Socialism to get into the White House. There should be a nice balance of both idealisms; there is nothing wrong with Socialism, just Americans are afraid of it because of the Cold War and back then the Gov., made it as a fear tactic for political reasons as well. I'm niether a Repub., or a Demo., though I am listed as one of them... hmmm?... but I've already stated my political stance in a earlier post (~_^)
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