Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

Both capitalism and democratic Republic can work, but educated citizens/consumers is required.

Democracy takes effort, it’s a lot easier to just give up critical thinking and reason and blindly follow the (not so) “great leader”. It’s actually very seductive when someone tells you nothing is your fault, your shortcomings in life are “their” fault and offer childishly simple solutions to complex problems.

Consumers need to be less trusting of companies and we need regulatory environment that holds them accountable to truth in marketing and safe products. Being an educated consumer takes effort too.

Capitalism as we live it today is really not real capitalism, it’s most like the not so guilded age from around 100 years ago, too much wealth concentrated in very few hands which then tip the scales to work in their favor to the detriment of all others, legally, regulatory, politically etc.