RSA Animate - Crises of Capitalism

In this RSA Animate, celebrated academic David Harvey looks beyond capitalism towards a new social order. Can we find a more responsible, just, and humane economic system?
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[Ruttie2]

Capitalism, as a whole is flawed. Bankers and corporations will ultimately dominate mankind, like now. But, you´ll be labeled a ´´conspiracy theorist´´ when you figure that out.

[henryw12345]

very very interesting thanks!

[Skibum Willy]

In “Inheriting an Abundant Earth” a simple rule tweak on inheritance ends up changing the direction and purpose of modern human life! It's something specific we can demand. Are we really just this close to having it work right? Oh yeah, it's a Ski movie! Watch “Inheriting an Abundant Earth” on Youtube (“Occupying Chairlifts” 5.0) then sign the petition, and share it!!

[angeluscorpius]

(3) When you have no facts, all you have left are your credibility, your integrity, and your scintillating personality to bring others to your cause. Your inelegant dissembling, evasion, inability to stick to the point basically undermines your credibility and your integrity. That leaves you with just your scintillating personality.

So, no facts, no credibility, no integrity.

[angeluscorpius]

(2) I wanted to ascertain if you were arguing from facts or just from opinions/values. You dissemble inelegantly, go off on tangent, get personal to try to distract, and finally concede that you have no facts, but then counter with "But Facts are Useless!" If facts truly are useless, why wasn't that your first reply? Or your second? Or your third? Instead it was your last resort when you were cornered.

[angeluscorpius]

(1) Let me summarise our exchange: You: I believe a basic income is... a right. Me: So it is a "belief"? You: It's a figure of speech. Me: Is it a fact or "a prescription"? Y: OK, I can go with "Prescription" Me: You haven't made your case Y: High-handed! Ad Hominim! M: ??? You have no facts. Y: You are fixated on facts. Facts are useless!

[urdisturbing]

Arms contracts are very profitable and corporate bribery is the reason America is a ruthless, debt-ridden war machine.

Through war and environmental destruction the "Free" market (which actually consists of mass wage slavery) could lead to the extinction of the species.

Have you watched this video yet?

[urdisturbing]

Corporations are literally psychopathic. They are supremely self-seeking, dishonest, and they feel no remorse for crimes they've committed. The market doesn't hold them accountable because the media has a strong pro-corporate bias. News outlets admitted complicity in the Iraq war and they barely reported the Endbridge oil spill. They are completely owned by corporations and all of their paying customers are corporations. I Recomend "Manufacturing Consent" for more info.

[MrNoobophile]

However, my guess is what you really want is to dictate to others how to live their lives because you think that you are 100% right, smarter than everyone else and are infallible. It is to protect society from people like this that the free market exists, because if you think that everyone should wear blue gloves and so you open a blue glove factory but people don't agree, then everyone doesn't need to wear blue gloves! anyway, guess we can agree to disagree.

[MrNoobophile]

Ok, I am part of transition groups which is an eviromental group creating resilient communities, it is 80% lefitists by the way (good times). The thing is, n a free market you can still be enviromentaly conscious, you can choose what companies to support, again just like with starting your own business no one is shoving unethical food down your throat. If you have a valid argument all you need to do is convince others and they will stop buying unethical products also.

[urdisturbing]

Greedy people don't care about the free market. They don't care about behaving ethically. This video makes that very clear, and I think you should watch it.

Arms contracts are very profitable and corporate bribery is the reason America is a ruthless, debt-ridden war machine.

We need environmental regulations because the species will go extinct if we don't have them. The only people who don't believe environmentalism are those who 1) don't believe in science or 2) don't believe in morality.