Re: Capitalism: Personal Conclusion

B. Diamond (mailto:bdiamond@MIND.NET)
Sun, 19 Jan 1997 10:30:47 +0000

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Date:         Sun, 19 Jan 1997 10:30:47 +0000
From: "B. Diamond" <mailto:bdiamond@MIND.NET>
Subject:      Re: Capitalism: Personal Conclusion
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Reinaldo Vicini wrote:

> 4. In the past the things were better? Ahh? What about the
> exploitation of english workers in the industrial revolution; The
> French Revolution; what about the exploitation of indians in America
> as slave of the spanish conquerors; far back, what about the Feudal
> System in Europe; far back, the Roman Empire; far back Babylonia; and
> then, back to what history could not record due to the lack of written word...
> We are humans and our these -unfortunely- are our characteristics.
> However, while knowledge increases, a more conscient world is rising.
> If not, look at this list where people is conscious about those
> problems.

And what was the driving force behind these "exploitations?" Profit at any cost. What is the driving force behind capitalism? Profit at any cost.

B. Diamond