Comments on: Capitalism And Slavery

By: Hispanic Pundit

Hispanic Pundit — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 22:57:53 +0000

You said you agreed with Scott, and he seems to imply that it was democracy that led this…I think democracy is only possible because of economic freedom. In other words, ‘democratic socialism’ is an oxymoron.

By: DD

DD — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:40:22 +0000

Why not completely? ‘Esplain’.

By: Hispanic Pundit

Hispanic Pundit — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 02:38:28 +0000

Now that you clarified…I tend to agree…but not completey.

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By: DD

DD — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 02:21:02 +0000

Damn it! The quote function code apparently doesn’t work. I think I used the wrong codes.

By: DD

DD — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 02:20:12 +0000

My opinion of the article is that I do believe Capitalism exterminated slavery, in ‘part’. When the author of the article says, ‘History supports this truth: Capitalism exterminated slavery’……

……well, suffice it to say that his ending statement is a little extreme for me. That is why I think Scott had truth in his statement as well.

He said, ‘It should be noted that “a belief in the universal dignity of human beings, their equality before the law, and their right to govern their own lives” has nothing to do with capitalism’.

I suppose Scott was extreme as well when he used the word ‘nothing’. I disagree with that.

Capitalism to can mean:

A society where one man’s gain is never at someone else’s sacrifice, but at best is to the mutual benefit of both.

….A society where the evil is not rewarded, but punished, and the good is admired, and praised. A society where virtue is not a weakness, but a strength.

A society where a life of imaginable riches and wealth, is a possibility — for everyone who is willing to think.

So I suppose my answer is this:

The ideology of Capitalism as I understand it………ended slavery, however, it was also the ideology as Scott mentioned above when he said……

a belief in the universal dignity of human beings, their equality before the law

Wouldn’t you agree?

By: HispanicPundit

HispanicPundit — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:00:58 +0000

Than I would like your comment on the article as well.

By: DD

DD — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:49:34 +0000

I agree with Scott.

By: HispanicPundit

HispanicPundit — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:08:46 +0000

Saudi Arabia is not a capitalist nation…not in the sense most people speak of the term. But here, if you doubt the linkage between Capitalism and freedom, what are your thoughts on this article.

By: Scott Swank

Scott Swank — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:07:18 +0000

It should be noted that “a belief in the universal dignity of human beings, their equality before the law, and their right to govern their own lives” has nothing to do with capitalism. Saudi Arabia is a capitalist nation with precious little of the above. I think that it’s post-enlightenment democracy you’re thinking of — be careful not to confuse the two.