Red RabbitGot into a little debate about capitalism last night with a co-worker, three points came up that I obviously hit back against but also want to state publicly.
“Capitalism gives equality of opportunity”
No it doesn’t, most rich people are born rich, the hardest work is often the worst paid, the system only functions when we have people without opportunity to exploit.
“The people sleeping on the street are there because of the choices they made”
- rough sleepers are there for many reasons, and rarely was it a simple choice that put them there, abuse from family, mental health struggles, losing a home through no fault of their own, and not enough places to live. I’d say the majority of us were lucky enough to be given the wealth needed to keep a roof over our head, be that education, money, health care from a young age, etc. We could be them tomorrow so be kind ffs.
“We can’t have enough for everyone, it’s impossible”
- no, we totally can, and we don’t even need an idyllic society to do that. We have more than enough resources to meet human needs for every single person and we choose not to.
Don’t drink the poison so willingly people.
Henry Neilsen (He/Him)