The Antidote
Like most religions, there are extremists, moderates, and non-believers
On this basis, there is little wrong with capitalism. Most of us view the fairness in someone working hard or creating something especially good achieving an increase in their wealth. Indeed, selfishly speaking, it is good for us all if those who are producing or creating something of use to society are empowered to do so further. This is the hook of capitalism. And if left here, then the notion of capitalism carries little problems.
t is not left here though. For some, the pursuit of profit is the ultimate goal. Money is the deity they worship. Instead of striving to build a world based on compassion, unity, peace, family, and joy, such individuals attempt to build and shape the entire civilisation to be focused only on profit-making. Making things that will make money. Buying things that maximise revenue. Doing it all as cheaply as possible. The graft inherent in the justice of capitalism now is the thought that goes into exploiting others. The notion of those who work hard, who contribute something useful to society being the ones who benefit the most is lost to a different, more divisive and destructive reality. It is not those who work hard or who contribute the most who benefit. In the modern religion of capitalism, it is those who are the most exploitative, those who take more than they give, who are the winners.
