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I totally agree - I think that "good" and "bad" are poor distinctions to make; there is no either/or in my mind anymore.

Capitalism is what it is. Forget Marx - right or wrong, and whether he was so on this or that point - we are seeing today that Capitalism is not self-sustaining. It devolves into war, or collapses in on itself - raping its very lifeblood (labor) in hard times. I think that the radiant/safe zones of our future - isolated pockets or the gradual evolution of what we know now - will have to ultimately reject Capitalism if the desire is to avoid war and poverty.

But what to replace it with? How do we move beyond the "buy and sell" mentality. What do we replace Capitalism with, in a world of billions of people? Even enemies of Capitalism with the resources to fight it have given into it. I guess I'm asking, "where do we go from here?"

Your thoughts, and dreams, are welcome.