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15 Jul 2011

“[Capitalism`s] touted economic efficiency generates not only ‘the pursuit of happiness’ but also human degradation. If capitalism and free enterprise are all their Cold War advocates claim, why the broad appeal of socialism and Marxism in the first place? Further, what sort of democracy is it that seems to make wealth, or significant support by the wealthy, a prerequisite for holding political office and effectiveness? How many people of modest means are there in the American Senate or House of Representatives? What influence does an ordinary citizens have in comparison with a large-scale corporation and its lobbyists? Is a society free when it cannot distinguish and willingly support cultural value in artistic and intellectual works, apart from their market value?”
— After the Fall (1992)