[FrankR]

Any "system" has its foibles...Capitalism was doing just fine and has built the most free and most powerful country in the world until the power-hungry, "kumbaya" crowd weasled into office.

Dispite what the dizzy MSM's think, people ARE smart enough to know that "capitalism" did not cause the world's current problems, or America's. The world's powers trying to force us into "socialism" caused the problems...coupled with a good dose of stupidity.

The statement that the "crash was not long enough to turn people off to capitalism" is inherently bogus because it was socialism that caused the "crash" in the first place...and socialism has dug us in so deep we may never get out.

"katty" doesn't realize that the longer the crash, and sooner the revolution. REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

I know and have interacted with many people who grew up in communist countries. Many of them were there for most of their lives. Among them there is no shortage of self-interested personal gain survival of the fittest attitude. I’m quite confident you would see the same if you went to any socialist country and witnessed life their personally.

No matter what political/economic system people live under, there will be inequality and divisions in how people live and what they have. Under capitalism these inequalities and divisions can be primarily based on your efforts, talents, and productivity. Under socialism, communism, or any other system I know of the inequalities are based on how good you are at being political, manipulative, dishonest, or how connected you are. Capitalism protects individuals and their self-determination better than ANY other system, and therefore it is the most humane of all systems.

I’m sick of journalism majors trying to tell the rest of the world how to live.