I am looking at hundreds of years ... not short-term
I am looking at hundreds of years ... not short-term
Capitalism is successful?
really an unanswerable question. Many people would define capitalism as market-based, in which case all forms of society throughout all time have been capitalist because markets have existed since the dawn of time. That is really a pretty bogus definition, however, so if we only look at capitalism as the economic structure of the world since the late 18-th century, than many forms of economic structure have lasted longer, feudalism for example. In fact, if we are only looking at longeveity than tribalism would definitely take the cake. But I am not so sure that longevity = success. By that token how do we define success?
jamesfranco wrote:
how do we define success?
By the number of our slaves.
Economies based purely on bartering and shared resources have existed for tens of the thousands of years. So there.
double think wrote:
Capitalism is successful?
1. Mao
2. National socialism/Nazi
3. USSR
4. Imperial thrones/feudalism
5. USA and allies/democratic capitalism
Dumbass
on the runs wrote:
Economies based purely on bartering and shared resources have existed for tens of the thousands of years. So there.
Bartering is capitalism.
Feudalism is the only system I can think of that rivals capitalism for longevity. However, no system rivals capitalism for wealth creation.
Blowing.Rock Master wrote:
However, no system rivals capitalism for wealth creation.
or environment destruction.
Sorry dude, but LR can only tolerate your stupidity on one thread.
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3208490&page=0
However, no system rivals capitalism for wealth creation.[/quote]
for some, exploitation for the majority.
The Emperor-Shogun-Samurai system in Japan lasted for 2528 years, from 660 BC to 1868 AD. 123 Emperors reigned during that period. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 elminated the feudal class system, introduced democracy, and universal suffrage. The current Emperor of Japan is the 125th in the same blood line going back to 660BC, the longest dynasty in human history.
Capitalism relies on millions of people being poor to succeed.
jorvack wrote:
However, no system rivals capitalism for wealth creation.
for some, exploitation for the majority.[/quote]
So regular schmoes like you and me have access to goods and services that our great-grandfathers could hardly have imagined and we're being exploited?
grow a set.
Fattty R. Belt Buckle wrote:
I am looking at hundreds of years ... not short-term
The debate over capitalism and democracy is pretty much over. Democracy is the only legitimate political system and capitalism the only legitimate economic system.
The debate now centers on how much the political system should regulate the economic system. As the latest sub-prime melt down shows, maybe a little more would be good.
Fattty R. Belt Buckle wrote:
I am looking at hundreds of years ... not short-term
The debate over capitalism and democracy is pretty much over. Democracy is the only legitimate political system and capitalism the only legitimate economic system.
The debate now centers on how much the political system should regulate the economic system. As the latest sub-prime melt down shows, maybe a little more would be good.
Hunter gatherers. Seems to have survived since the beginning of time.
The Bare Facts wrote:
The debate over capitalism and democracy is pretty much over. Democracy is the only legitimate political system and capitalism the only legitimate economic system.
The debate now centers on how much the political system should regulate the economic system. As the latest sub-prime melt down shows, maybe a little more would be good.
Neither of those statements is true.
"Born in Arizonia...."
Maybe we could clarify by comparing a more specific structure, corporations, that are formed and dissolved on recorded dates than capitalism, that is vague.
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