For those who want to stand up against American capitalism...a moment to reflect here.
The fancy coffee you bought at Starbucks this morning? It came from capitalism. Starbucks took a risk in getting fancy coffee shipped in and they built big empire....all due to capitalism.
The fancy breakfast you had this morning on the way to work? It’s that cheap, because of capitalism. The flour for the toast.....the sausage patty that started out in Mississippi and found it’s way to Portland....the orange juice that originally started in Brazil.....and the fancy jelly that really came from South Carolina.
The car that brought you to college or work today? It came because of capitalism. It might be capitalism from South Korea, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Canada, or various states in the US.
The repair you did to your car last week? That came from capitalism. You were able to find a muffler guy who did it for half the price of Midas, and then you spent that saved money on beer from Mexico (thanks again to capitalism for bringing the beer over from the border).
The laptop that you use? That came from capitalism. Don’t even waste a breathe on details.
The big weekend you had in Vegas? That all came from capitalism.
The marijuana that you smoked prior to work this morning? Sadly, the guys from Bama’s heartland will tell you proudly that they are absolute capitalists at heart....as they grew their weed and fought off the law to deliver the weed to your front door....for cold hard cash.
The NCAA game that you will watch today? All brought to us via capitalists at the university system and various networks. They found cash and flooded the market with their product.
The septic tank that you replaced last weekend with your cousin Woodrow? Well....capitalist built the septic tank as cheaply as possibly in west Texas with illegals, sold them via a guy who does business out of his garage with no business license, and your cousin Woodrow only helped because you offered up $40 to help. That all involved capitalism.
The mail-order bride that you got from Thailand? Capitalism figures into this because there were airline tickets, Skype chats, and emails involved....which all lead back to capitalism.
The win by the Detroit Tigers against the Yankees? All due to capitalism. In fact, the Yankees will tell you that they didn’t spend enough on their capitalism....thus they didn’t have all the right players.
The medication you took for your painful back issues? All developed and manufactured by a capitalistic company, and sold by a capitalistic pharmacy.
Anti-capitalists are naive at heart. They really don’t know how they should live their life in the heart of America. They would be better off to pack and move out of the country.
Well said.
That's a lot more polite than I would have said it. History is strewn with the wreckage of gov'ts that have tried to replace capitalism with something better. Even China is moving towards capitalism and didn't even come out of the 18th century until after it made the move. These kids are pretty much spoiled brats who are in college and have yet to work for anything. I hope reality slaps them in the face sometime soon.
I agree with all of your scenarios regarding capitalism, except for the septic tank replacement. None of these losers has a cousin Woodrow, and most probably don’t know what a septic tank is, let alone be able to replace one. :)