Capitalism
Capitalism is NOT a Political Ideology!
There is no such thing as the Capitalist Manifesto or the Capitalist Party.
Please don’t fall for the idea that Capitalism is the opposite of Communism, it is a Straw Man comparison.
The Opposite of Communism is not Capitalism.
The Opposite of Communism is Freedom.
The United States was founded on the Ideals of Liberty, not Capitalism. Capitalism was not the objective – no one ever said, “Give us Capitalism or give us death.” They said, “Give us Liberty or give us death.”
We established a Government designed to Secure the Proto Criteria, first, then an economic system of Capitalism automatically followed because Capitalism is the only Economic System that fits with Freedom.
First comes Freedom then comes Capitalism.
Communism, on the other hand, doesn’t begin with the Idea of Freedom – it begins with the idea of Material Equality. The Governments established by Communists are (theoretically) designed to achieve Material Equality through an All-Powerful Central Authority, a Dictatorship [of the Proletariat], rather than to Secure the Proto Criteria.
Freedom, as a developed Concept, is expressly absent from the Communist Manifesto, and Communist Philosophy in general, because it is an impediment to their goal of Material Equality; it is impossible to distribute Wealth Equally when Wealth is Produced Unequally unless the Unalienable Rights of Mankind are violated.
In other words, first comes Communism then comes Material Equality – Freedom is not part of the Equation.
A Communist, however, would probably disagree – they would try to argue that Material Equality comes first then Freedom, but that is part of their Invalid Premise which I addressed in my post The Proto Criteria versus Communism/Socialism.
When people criticize Capitalism they’re really criticizing Freedom.
Communists don’t want to argue against Freedom so they replace that term with the word Capitalism in order to redirect and muddle the issue.
We don’t need to defend Capitalism, we need to defend Freedom.
For instance, if a Communist says something derogatory about Capitalism don’t waste your time trying to prove Capitalism is better than Communism, simply prove that Freedom is better than Totalitarianism – it’s that simple.
In the end, Communism is nothing more than a Euphemism/Facade for Totalitarianism, and Capitalism is a Communist Epithet/Pejorative for Freedom.
The Debate isn’t between Capitalism and Communism, the Debate is between Freedom and Totalitarianism.
