Quote Originally Posted by Universal Mind View Post
They will never be able to do it if they don't become more capitalistic. Because of their populations, they could outdo us if they become capitalistic enough. Russia could too. I would love for that to happen. I don't like my country being the world's only superpower. It incites too much resentment and anti-nationalism, which I think is just as sick of a prejudice as racism, sexism, and homophobia. I want the whole world to use free market on the level we do and become highly advanced, productive, and powerful. One of my dreams in life is to live to see such a world. I also will not be afraid of any of those countries if they become so successful. I don't fear highly capitalistic countries. They tend to be advanced and civilized. The less primitive a country is, the better it is for the world.
That strikes me as a highly ignorant comment.
First of all India is very very capitalistic.

Secondly that comment at the bottom. Capitalism has been responsible for some very very un-civilized actions throughout history. Lets not forget that although Hilter called his party the National Socialists, Germany was a capitalsit country. Under Captialism in America we had slavery. Under the highest form of cpaitalism, imperalism, we had colonization, with European powers fighting for colonies all around the world. Capitslism tends to always bring with it, poverty, and opression. In the free congo, in chilie under pinochet. It tends to be to me that both Socialist and Capitalist countires have throughout history acted very very uncivilized.

let me ask you a question.
What is it about a powerful socialistic nation that frightens you so much?
Your sentence that you wuldnt be afraid of a highly succesful capitalist country implies that you would be afraid of a succesful country employing a different econonmic system. Why is that?