I don't think this premise has been put forth at all nor do I think it is even really relevant to the current discussion points of this topic.
Please don't go political here, or our moderators will kill this thread. Please. Thanks (I'm trying to learn from this thread, and don't want to see it killed.) Lucy
really? The conditions under early capitalism was far better than the alternative, even at the time of the "golden age of capitalism", which is actually the early phase of industrialization.
Yes, really. It's easy to call people ignorant of history and accuse them of blabbering because this is nothing but an opinion and you don't need to demonstrate any factual knowledge to defend your opinion. If you indeed think we are way off base, then enter the conversation by quoting something that you disagree with and then tells us why the facts are wrong. This is of course more difficult since you now have to defend what you post.
I don't have to defend anything. Accept what I wrote or do not. It is a personal issue for yourself to determine.
Sorry Amanda, but I agree with Fatima. Throwing out an insult calling everyone on the thread ignorant and then refusing to state what you are objecting to is simply trolling. If you wish to disagree, then disagree and state your opinion so we have a chance to either agree with you or disagree with your points. To do otherwise is simply derailing a thread intentionally IMHO. Chris
OK, I think it's pretty clear that everyone who has responded doesn't accept what you said. I include myself in this as well. Nothing else to discuss.