>capitalism only allows a handful of
>people to reach legal financial
>success (it can't work any
>other way: a proletarian minority
>cannot support an upper-class majority),
>and when people can't make
>money legally, they doolow.
>i wasn't asserting that legislation promotes
>this (the ethos of capitalism
>does that on its own),
>but since you brought it
>up, laws are indeed in
>favor of the wealthy (¿and
>why wouldn't they be? they
>pay our politicians for them).
>¿you got some good capitalism, for
>me?
I still don't see how capitalism promotes what you are saying it does - how do you define "financial success"? As for doolowing, I point the blame at the individual, never the system. (disclamer - prior statement does not condone said "system", a.k.a. "shitstem")

>a product of a capitalistic system
>is the materialism of the
>masses.

no, a product of capitalism is the fullfilment of the materialism of the masses. You don't see materialism in non-capitalist countries cause they are poor and ain't got shit to be materialistic with! Doesn't mean the citizens don't want it. Look at the pictures in the newspapers from the last few days - Afghanistanian men literally climbing over each other to get into a recently re-opened movie theatre. Propoganda? In a way, yes, but people aren't rowing to Florida from Cuba on driftwood or hiding themselves in fake chairseats in Tijuana to get to America for a vacation... They want at least a SOMEWHAT fair chance.

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