Hi there, kids.
Let's get right down to it, today. Ever wonder what, really, is the difference between the Communists and the Capitalists? Other than each thinking the other is evil, of course.
I'm starting to think: very little. Communists want to redistribute wealth throughout the society of which every citizen is a member. Capitalists want to redistribute wealth to everyone who has already bought into the capitalist ideal: i.e. stockholders. Someone who has made a conscious decision to buy into that particular scheme. It could be someone who has worked hard for the money to invest in that ideal, or somebody who has inherited the money through no effort of his own. The system does not distinguish between the two, but it's probably an average between the communist idea. That everyone can be a co-owner in the means of production and benefit from the fruits of their labor.
I recently left a job at a large public corporation. And the funny thing about corporations is that the corporation itself is like a communist society unto itself: everything you do is for the good of the "Company," just as in a communist society, everything you do is for the good of the "State." The main difference is that communist nations tend to take action to make you stay; corporations tend to make you leave, if you aren't part of their grand design. That is to say, if they feel that they can be more productive and profitable without you than with you. As near as I can tell, that's the only real difference. I left of my own choice, because it was the choice that was right for me. Lots of my friends were not so lucky, but ultimately, I think they'll be better off in the future.
I'm not judging either side. I think they both have they're pros and cons. I'm just noticing that they're really more alike than different, and it's funny that either one thinks the other is the devil incarnate. So quick to point the finger and label the other as the scourge of society, when most of us just want to make the world a better place. We just have different ideas of the best way to do it.
Let's get right down to it, today. Ever wonder what, really, is the difference between the Communists and the Capitalists? Other than each thinking the other is evil, of course.
I'm starting to think: very little. Communists want to redistribute wealth throughout the society of which every citizen is a member. Capitalists want to redistribute wealth to everyone who has already bought into the capitalist ideal: i.e. stockholders. Someone who has made a conscious decision to buy into that particular scheme. It could be someone who has worked hard for the money to invest in that ideal, or somebody who has inherited the money through no effort of his own. The system does not distinguish between the two, but it's probably an average between the communist idea. That everyone can be a co-owner in the means of production and benefit from the fruits of their labor.
I recently left a job at a large public corporation. And the funny thing about corporations is that the corporation itself is like a communist society unto itself: everything you do is for the good of the "Company," just as in a communist society, everything you do is for the good of the "State." The main difference is that communist nations tend to take action to make you stay; corporations tend to make you leave, if you aren't part of their grand design. That is to say, if they feel that they can be more productive and profitable without you than with you. As near as I can tell, that's the only real difference. I left of my own choice, because it was the choice that was right for me. Lots of my friends were not so lucky, but ultimately, I think they'll be better off in the future.
I'm not judging either side. I think they both have they're pros and cons. I'm just noticing that they're really more alike than different, and it's funny that either one thinks the other is the devil incarnate. So quick to point the finger and label the other as the scourge of society, when most of us just want to make the world a better place. We just have different ideas of the best way to do it.