| Not long ago someone told me that capitalism | | | | Well, I think Eli Whitney, might differ with that |
| could have never done so well without | | | | opinion on the Industrial Revolution and African |
| communism's help, then further mentioned that | | | | Slave Trade, which was totally unfortunate. |
| without slavery our Industrial Revolution could | | | | Incidentally, I toured the George Mason's museum |
| have never occurred. Interesting assertion, but | | | | on Mason's Neck in VA and walked away saying; |
| let's discuss this for a moment shall we? | | | | "Wow, that guy was a total gentleman and a |
| Now then, as a studier of Ayn Rand's novels, Karl | | | | hypocrite." And yes, I too understand that real |
| Marx; Das Capital and the works of Adam Smith, | | | | slavery or economic slavery is only different in |
| Milton Friedman and such, I see the mixing of all | | | | name, philosophically speaking. |
| the various forms of economic situations in | | | | The abuses of the builders of the Continental |
| human civilization. Also, having played in the game | | | | Railroad using Chinese to dynamite in tunnels and |
| as an entrepreneur, I realize that "true | | | | the terrible conditions of workers Irish workers |
| free-enterprise" does not exist in reality, has | | | | and such is well-noted. Anyway, I see those |
| never existed and probably cannot exist | | | | asserting such a position that the Industrial |
| considering the primate politics of this present | | | | Revolution was much about slavery - are using |
| upright walking carbon-based biped. | | | | points in history to sum up a specific view of it, |
| In full disclosure, I guess I might add that I am a | | | | not necessarily the reality or even the truth. |
| member of the Ayn Rand Institute, but certainly | | | | Realize too, that such a view is the conclusion |
| not opposed to well-thought out diverse opinions | | | | that you believe in and many might side with you |
| that contradict the underlining principles of free | | | | on. So, that's all good, sounds interesting, but does |
| markets. And Fredrick "Winslow" Taylor is in my | | | | not make it so. There is an interesting book on |
| family tree also, so on the debate about unions | | | | this subject by AB Crane and yes, it is probably a |
| and organized labor, perhaps I fall on a different | | | | good read, like Dilorenzo's "How Capitalism Saved |
| side of the equation than most when discussing | | | | America" on the other side of the debate? |
| this topic. | | | | Before adopting such a position on this debate, |
| Could Capitalism exist without communism? | | | | those on both side need to prepare better |
| Certainly, just like communism can exist without | | | | arguments. And well, I just think there is more to |
| capitalism. But, in pure definitions, neither is pure | | | | it than that is all, but I am sure both sides can |
| and both use similar strategies, although no one | | | | rally their troops and have plenty of sources for |
| really wants to discuss this, as one either has | | | | their conclusion. Still, in the end I believe the entire |
| adopted the one or the other as their pure belief | | | | theory that: "Capitalism Couldn't Exist Without |
| system. Could the industrial revolution have | | | | Communism & The Industrial Revolution |
| occurred without slavery? | | | | Needed Slavery to Survive" is pure poppycock. |