It's not capitalism's fault
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Humanity is Killing the World’s Wildlife Populations, Not ‘Capitalism’
A rather long essay, full of provocative statements. An intellectual’s bombast.
Not read the link.
The problem with capitalism is that it panders to and encourages the worst aspects or susceptibilities of ‘humanity’ for its own ends; the search for profit and accumulation of the means of production and thus [economic] power.
This shorter link should be of more interest for perhaps no other reason than Epicurus was the subject chosen by Karl in his younger academic career.
The ‘communistic’ content of Epicurus, along with it being misunderstood as decadent consumerism, is often overlooked.
http://thephilosophersmail.com/perspective/the-great-philosophers-3-epicurus/
Socialists to easily fall into the trap of allowing the capitalist class and it advertising industry and general ‘culture’ to define what is abundance and thus undermine a central plank of our case.
As you reference Epicurus, just been reading this article that also refers to him and Marx’s attitude.
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