I came across this quote while researching PARECOM (participatory economics as an alternative to capitalism).
Capitalism is the dictator of democracy. While democracy is designed to act on behalf of the will of the people, capitalism sets out to define the people's will. Capitalism defines the people's will through consumerism. On this premise, capitalism indirectly controls democracy (society).
The greatest flaw of capitalism is not that of the economic system, but that of its consumers. One cannot recognize the political control of capitalism, unless one is critical of it.
Source:http://www.myspace.com/parecon
Perhaps some day Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky will be considered mainstream...
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