[ExI] REVOLUTION NOW! all-thing.org

[Amon Zero]

2011/11/10 spike <spike66 at att.net>

> On 11/09/2011 04:06 AM, Amon Zero wrote: ****
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> http://transhumanpraxis.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/revolution-now-all-thing-org/
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> *Anti-Capitalist Transhumanism* : *ZERO STATE* : http://zerostate.net****
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> Quote from the site:****
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> >…Anti-Capitalism is an idea that perturbs many, because it represents the
> diagnosis of a problem without the offer of a solution. “What would these
> people replace Capitalism *with*?”
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Also, if I may, I'd just like to copy in the entirety of the sentence
above, from the blog post, because I think it gives rather a different
impression of my point of view:

"“What would these people replace Capitalism *with*?” is a fair and
frequently asked question."

Perhaps we can take this conversation to a more constructive place...

The essence of the blog post was an emphasis on balance... that no single
principle can run society without excesses and unfortunate consequences.
Furthermore, that trade and innovation are undoubtedly *very good things*,
but they are not the sum of Capitalism.

So let's ask:
If trade = Capitalism, then what am I opposing?

Some have suggested "corruption", but I don't think that's quite right...
excessive and unfortunate activities can be technically legal and
non-corrupt. That's the point of influencing government - it legitimizes
otherwise illegitimate activities.

Maybe someone here has a constructive suggestion?

I ask this because we (ZS), unlike certain others, *would actually change
our point of view* if shown evidence and reasoned argument. We are clearly
opposed to certain things - if they are not intrinsically characteristic of
Capitalism, then what is the one word that unambiguously sums up these
clearly negatives effects on society that we oppose?

- A
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