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Old 11-11-2011, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevnool View Post
I see they cant manage money like me.
Nah, the trouble is mate, they manage it like me.


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.....Let's face it infinite growth in a finite system is impossible.
Certainly is. And capitalism must have growth, hence it is unstable.

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Right but I believe they are also trying to prop up a failing system (Feudalism/Capitalism) we need a hybrid of Capitalism and Democracy this is the next step in our evolution.
Sorry Warren but that is like mixing oil and water. While parliament was a step ahead of absolute monarchy it was never intended as democracy for all. Universal suffrage was eventually won - previously people were excluded on the basis of religion, race, nationality, wealth, knowledge (ie education) and of course gender - but with the tremendous and structural disparity in wealth (=power) simply having the right to vote does not give us all an equal say in the running of the world. In my view, so long as the productive capacity of the world is in private hands we can never have true democracy. How to move towards a truly democratic system while avoiding the mistakes of the past is the really big question of our time.
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