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| One aspect of Almacolere... What is almacolere? To answer this begs the question - What is almavorism? For all intents and purposes, almavorism is a system that allows an oligarchy (government by thefew) or a plutocracy (government by the wealthy) to accumulate capital and thereby restrict the natural circulation of wealth through the economy. Sound like capitalism? Well, no; it's more like profitism. Invariably such a system allows for the diversion of wealth to non-productive purposes like decadent dissipation and conspicuous consumption or to counter-productive purposes like politics and war. Almacolere isn't Communism or Marxism -- the last communist nations on earth practice capitalism today. It isn't anarchism -- it says nothing about government or freedom. It isn't nihilism -- it's about improvement and change, not total destruction. Thom Hartmann's borrowed concept of "Old Culture" fits nicely. Almacolere isn't Socialism either -- it involves the elimination of capitalized wealth, not wealth redistribution. More specifically, Almacolere is about eliminating the profit motive as the icon of the world economic order. It could just as well be called Anti-profitism. This month's piece inspired in large part by an Anti-capitalism site: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/antic/ |
| Reading between the lines: via wikipedia Some religions criticize or outright reject capitalism: Christianity is the source of many criticisms of capitalism, particularly its materialist aspects. The first socialists drew many of their principles from Christian values (see Christian socialism), against the "bourgeois values" of profiteering, greed, selfishness and hoarding. Many Christians do not oppose capitalism entirely but support a mixed economy in order to ensure decent labour standards and relations, as well as economic justice. Nevertheless, there are also many Protestant denominations who are reconciled or ardently in favour of capitalism (espescially in the United States), particularly in opposition to secular socialism. Judaism has always had a tense relation to capitalism, notable in the number of secular Jews attracted to the socialist and communist movements. Islam forbids usury (lending money at an interest), an important aspect of capitalism. |
| This month: just a rant |