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I'm sorry... I'm trying to understand what you're saying. Are you saying these people choose to live that way because they've chosen to opt out of capitalism? And that they could instantly and effortlessly have a fantastic life if only they joined the club?
Are you serious?
are you sure about that?
I live in America. Yes I'm very sure about that.
Right, in a sense I'll give you some points, as the current left (as in the parties, not the theory) is too disorganized to propose a viable alternative economic model. However, your entire comment comes off as rather disingenuous when it comes to arguing why "Capitalism can't be changed".
An alternative to capitalism doesn't mean we go back to monke at all. When looking at things historically, such as the Roman Empire or Feudalism, people didn't live in tribalistic huts or whatever. Technology gave us the ability to build houses, to harness the power of electricity - not capitalism as an economic model.
This has literally nothing to do with Capitalism, but rather just with a country being poor or without proper government/order, though it's way more complicated than that and I'm just simplifying. Also, there are countries in the world under Capitalism who are still developing and have people still living in the conditions you describe, such as in India or parts of Southeast Asia/South America/some African countries.
First of all, criticizing something bad and/or wanting it to change doesn't make you a "moral warrior", by that logic a cancer researcher who tries to think of a cure is also a "moral warrior" which isn't true. Also, you do realize that in most capitalist countries, things such as "good food, good housing" that you describe are only accessible by middle class people and above, right? If you're poor (which is the majority of people under Capitalism), you might not be able to afford such things or be constantly at risk of losing your housing or whatever. Proposed alternatives such as Socialism have a lot of support because it often aims to bring these things (as in, stable housing, food) to more people when compared to Capitalism, so if you think that
Also as an aside, a very influential author who also stated that "Capitalism is the endpoint there can't be anything better" was Francis Fukuyama, and he wrote a book in 1992 outlining just that. However, even he has changed his views since.
Sorry for the wall of text and if what I write isn't clear - English isn't my first language.
Do you mean any major US city? Speaking like this reality doesn't exist the capitalist system you're currently deep throating.
Edit: Better yet, please list the specific "parts of the world" you've seen.
No I'm not talking about U.S. cities, but places in Mexico and Asia specifically. And if I am deep throating the capitalist system, it's because I have wisdom to do so. You can quit being a jerk and maybe listen to someone's else's point of view once in awhile.
You just walk around with your eyes closed or are painfully ignorant if you don't see the same things in US cities. Maybe you should open your eyes to the actual reality of capitalism and accept that people are living in these conditions because of capitalism.
Just FYI Mexico and nearly all Asian countries are explicitly capitalist or have market-centered economies. Even "communist" China.
Trust me, everyone around you feels the same way.
also capitalism is why so many people live in such poverty the world over