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We stopped practicing capitalism : Comments

By Mollie Engelhart, published 23/10/2025

True capitalism mirrors nature: earning your place through contribution, not coercion.

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Communism:
All people are equal, but some are more equal than others.

Capitalism:
All people are equal but some are more equal than others.
Posted by diver dan, Thursday, 23 October 2025 2:45:58 PM
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There is no longer any Capitalism in Australia just as there is no Democracy, it's all tuned into parasitism ! The hangers-on bureaudroids & arty-party's are gnawing at the proceeds of the producers.
Posted by Indyvidual, Thursday, 23 October 2025 8:26:48 PM
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Capital isn't found in the natural world!
Posted by Yuyutsu, Thursday, 23 October 2025 11:34:55 PM
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Whatever system of government we have, it should stay in step with the natural world.
The natural world came first, and was operating efficiently well before we arrived on the scene.
If the natural world were a person, we would say he had already worked out how to manage his affairs to achieve the best outcome.
So we can do no better than try to emulate the system in place when we 'arrived'.
After all, that system looked after us adequately in our very early days.
It provided us with opportunity, and a long time later, here we are!
However, I do think we can 'tweak' the system here and there to achieve improvement.
I am sure some of the 'comforts' we enjoy did not previously exist in nature.
And I need my comfortable armchair, and our excellent medical service.
But we need to be careful to ensure that any change we make does not unduly upset the natural balance of things?
Which is probably impossible?
Posted by Ipso Fatso, Monday, 27 October 2025 3:08:03 PM
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I should have added above:
We need to accept there will be downsides to any improvements we make.
Which means we need to be judicious when we make change.
At present it all seems a bit out of control?
I do wonder why our government is so hell-bent on rocking our boat?
Posted by Ipso Fatso, Monday, 27 October 2025 3:53:42 PM
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Dear Ipso Fatso,

«But we need to be careful to ensure that any change we make does not unduly upset the natural balance of things?
Which is probably impossible?»

This seems so grim and heavy, like Atlas carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, feeling responsible for so much when we know and can do so little.

«At present it all seems a bit out of control?»

Everything is under control, perfect control, just not ours.

We have no need to control, and when things seem out of control, that is because indeed they are not and will never be under OUR control.

Why do we want to control things anyway?

Because we want comfortable armchairs?
Animals are all comfortable without them.
We have misused our bodies, worked them hard in unnatural positions to fulfil unnatural ambitions, so now there is reaction, our skeleton is not happy and requires unnatural support to keep pain away, a pain which animals do not feel in the first place.

Because we want a medical service?
Animals out in nature do not require it, because once they start becoming old and frail they are quickly preyed upon and die quickly with minimal pain, without tubes, drugs and other uncomfortable support systems to keep their bodies artificially alive. Nor do they need to work too hard to establish these medical facilities, allowing them to fully enjoy life while young and healthy.

Now humans do have natural differences which we must not deny, they do have a sophisticated brain and it would be unnatural not to use it, but the secret key for happiness is to subordinate our brains to God's will rather than to our egotistic fear-based desires, anger, greed, delusion, pride and jealousy - only then will our actions be balanced, measured, naturally-flowing and not unnecessarily strained. Animals accept death as natural, as a blessing in fact, they do not need to fight it and try to push it away, a few years longer, so why do we?

Place God in the driver's seat and enjoy a happy and smooth ride!
Posted by Yuyutsu, Monday, 27 October 2025 4:51:57 PM
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