Human nature and essence versus capitalist immorality and greed

"Capitalism has no moral and ethical values: everything is for sale. It is impossible to educate people in such an environment. People become selfish and sometimes turn into bandits." - FIDEL CASTRO


Vanessa : "Even Pope Francis agrees."

Lewis : "The "human nature" and "capitalism is the only system that works" arguments, are standard capitalist propaganda. There is no such thing as "fixed" human nature, as human beings are adaptive and social creatures--tending towards the norms of the people about them. Capitalism values property over people--thus training people to relate to one another in less than human interactions, All the economic systems prior to capitalism "worked" up until conditions dictated change to something else. Where socialism has "failed" is not due to any inherent  "in congruence" to human nature, but the sabotage by reactionary forces."


CBrown: Yes, Lewis , the Stone Age begins 2.5 million years ago with homo Habilis . Stone tools means they gave language and culture. So, that's probably the point of 23 chromosome pairs , etc.  The mode of production is foraging and hunting and gathering until about 6,000 years ago when the changing you mention starts . That's the advent of swivilization , male supremacist family , private property ( slavery ) , the state (war), ; actually the end of civilization.  .  Culture and language were inherent peacemakers and sharing making for 99% of time of species existence. That's when our nature became hard wired , as biologists say.  Our natures are inclined to sharing and peaceful ness.

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Oduwa:
"At the same time it's the only system that works, because it doesn't go against human nature. We need to fix capitalism so that it works for everybody not just the one percent."

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CB: No capitalism, selfishness is against human nature. In our genes , we tend to be sharing and altruistic , not selfish . The difference between the original humans and animals was human shared ; it was all for one and one for all in a big way , super-cooperative. We have to get back to our true human nature.

http://take10charles.blogspot.com/2014/05/is-human-nature-social-or-selfish-i.html?m=1

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Speaking of Ukraine:

"Just recently, I was reminded of the fact that, for the past 25 years, Cuba has been treating 26,000 Ukrainian citizens affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident at its Tarara international medical center in Havana. Cuba has continued to do so, it must be emphasized, though even the potential for any help for this effort from the Soviet Union passed long ago."