Is Capitalism Making Life Better?

This Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFxYyXGMfZM

-Seems to debunk the myth that a rising standard of living provides adequate justification for a particular political/economic system. As, (to make an analogy), the rising standards of living in Stalinist Russia were astronomical; in a period of 10 years, Russia was transformed from a largely agrarian peasant-based society to an industrial economy. However, this was done through the use of: coercion, terror, slave labor, murder, secret police, and state-propaganda.

(See the video for additional examples)

If a rising standards of living are the necessary and sufficient conditions for justifying one's economic system, then capitalism AND Stalinism are justified.

I doubt very much that any rational person would consider both economic systems to be justified.

Thoughts anyone?

 

Cross-post.

 

The Constitution of the United States of America defines our freedoms and form of government. How do you think we've become, and remained a superpower all these years? If you'd like to live in socialism or shed some freedom, move along to Europe, Cuba, or some other country. That's the simple answer.

 

Most countries in Europe are actually pretty free and have constitutions too.