tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732469422871322756.post3832312288506610082..comments2023-11-05T01:12:31.969-08:00Comments on VIOLETPLANET: On Consumerism: Trample To Death, Save Money, Live Better...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732469422871322756.post-22069523664608672312009-04-15T23:17:00.000-07:002009-04-15T23:17:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732469422871322756.post-42589861791323343412008-12-10T11:25:00.000-08:002008-12-10T11:25:00.000-08:00I don't know how you can blame capitalism for ...I don't know how you can blame capitalism for the deadly effects of a density wave. Herding people like cattle is more of a socialistic behavior than an individualistic one. In this case it was corporatist related not necessarily capitalistic-I've never seen this happen at a mom&pop owned store and yet I CAN see it happening in a communist type store when the rare merchandise (bread) comes in. Individuals loose the title of individual as soon as they join the wave. Waves are dangerous, no matter what the construct, be it water, air, cars, planes, pedestrians, radiation, etc., etc.. To a degree we must admit that the class baiting that socialism utilizes to win it's arguments and battles could be cause for the us vs. them mentality of the crowd. Another ingredient may be the immediate need to save money in an eroding economy brought on by the Utopian ideal of home ownership for those who couldn't afford it coupled to a total lack of ethics in the governing bodies. Increasing liquidity by utilizing all the new instruments they were inventing had the same effect as if the Fed had printed the money itself. Now that the derivatives market has started to come unraveled the central banks can't print the money as fast as it is disappearing into the same thin air it was made out of. These trillions are just a trickle compared to the quadrillion that are out there. This tiny stampede may be the good old days compared to the stampedes to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732469422871322756.post-5350110753151054862008-12-09T08:46:00.000-08:002008-12-09T08:46:00.000-08:00i think it is a result of capitalism whre the conc...i think it is a result of capitalism whre the concentration of attention is on individuals and not the general public<BR/> http://www.bpojobsathome.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732469422871322756.post-6333943323427031912008-12-06T15:50:00.000-08:002008-12-06T15:50:00.000-08:00I, like many, am dismayed with this latest act of ...I, like many, am dismayed with this latest act of greed, but in the over all picture of consumerism out of control, this one man's death only stands out because he worked for WalMart rather than 100 feet down a diamond shaft.<BR/><BR/>Every year, millions of people die, trampled beneath the crush of the corporate greed that supplies 90% of the consumer goods in the whole world. The story of these deaths is so huge and so long that the scope of it is lost somewhere over the horizon.<BR/><BR/>This man's death is close to us. We could have been that part-time worker and so his death becomes front page news. The millions of other deaths are "Somewhere-I'll-Never-Go" and so they get relegated to Industrial Accident Reports and Cancer Statistics.<BR/><BR/>I disagree with Nephi. This death is EXACTLY the normal outcome for capitalism. Everyday, American's and people in general, do things that can kill someone later, and we do it without thought and usually without consequence. We buy cheap kid's jewelry and then find out it is poisoned with lead so we throw it away--but what about the people who manufactured it? How much lead have they been exposed to? When our children are harmed by bad products, we sue. Who is suing for the children working in sweat shops?<BR/><BR/>In the USA, we throw away over 90% of everything we buy within a year of it's purchase. We fill up landfills with junk that in many cases, isn't even paid for. People live near landfills, drink the water and breathe the air--who is going to pick up the tab when they get sick? How long can we keep doing it? <BR/><BR/>One death is a tragedy, a million deaths--just a side-effect of capitalism. HVic Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085821314300652375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732469422871322756.post-90403223759168993162008-12-06T00:44:00.000-08:002008-12-06T00:44:00.000-08:00The trampling death is more than an exception, it ...The trampling death is more than an exception, it is a reflection. What would I recommend? Obviously Capitalism needs quite a bit more corporate regulation # 1. The bottomline is that the corporations have way too much power.... This is Ultra-Capitalism and it has obviously failed. Private enterprise without stricter regulations cannot be trusted to do the right thing. There are too many rotten people in the world who take advantage of the system. I would advocate a balance between Socialism and Capitalism. Socio-Capitalism if you will.VioletPlanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067707318964870807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732469422871322756.post-9624201332812912532008-12-05T22:51:00.000-08:002008-12-05T22:51:00.000-08:00Is not striving to become better, or to better you...Is not striving to become better, or to better your situation a human trait? In a society without an outlet for this part of humanity, equally bad thing happen. A consumer mob crushing a man to death is not the normal outcome of capitalism, but an exception. Anyone who does not see the flaws in their systems are blind, capitalism has obvious flaws, but so does Socialism, Communism, Theocracies and Dictatorships. You can bitch all you want, unless you offer a better solution, you are doing nothing. What would you recommend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com