There are three stages of capitalism, feudal capitalism, imperial capitalism, welfare capitalism, and then into demise. The COVID-19 pandemic is the last straw that breaks capitalism
This epidemic has accelerated the transformation of the world pattern and order, and we are experiencing a major change unseen in a century!
Since the birth of mankind, there are only two things that can change the course of human development. The first is war, and the second is plague.
For example, the plague of Antony exacerbated the decline of Rome; the Black Death in Europe promoted the revival of literature; the plague of America accelerated the demise of the Indians; the Spanish flu hastened the end of the First World War, and so on.
Western capitalist society has become the "epicenter" of this epidemic!
The fundamental problem of capitalism is the private ownership of the means of production. Many means of production are privately owned, such as hospitals, factories, public transportation, etc. At critical moments, the state has no way to mobilize these resources.
Western society adheres to the principle of "individual interests". In this case, public interests have to give way to individual interests, and the interests of capitalists cannot be shaken, resulting in the trampling of many public interests.
The greatest guise of capitalist society is "freedom". The so-called "freedom" is the world's biggest false proposition!
First of all, human nature has a side of selfishness/greed/lazy, etc. These dark side things of human nature must be suppressed, so that society can develop in a healthy and upward direction. For example, in the early days of the outbreak of the epidemic in Western society, the government urged everyone not to go out. Many people would say that going out is their own freedom, and others have no right to interfere. This is the trampling of individual interests on public interests.
Secondly, many people always think that "freedom" is to do whatever they want, and that the more free people are, the more equal society will be. In fact, the more advanced the technology and the more transparent the information, the easier it is for us as individuals to be manipulated by "capital".
Because what we see is what "capital" wants us to see, so as to realize our own interests. This unrestricted freedom can only lead to enslavement, because this freedom will be manipulated by capital.
For example, in the presidential election, it seems that everyone has the right to vote, so the election process is fair, but everyone can vote, which means that everyone’s power is easily interfered and can also be transferred, so money and public opinion are Can work behind the scenes.
There is only one way to achieve freedom in life, and that is self-discipline. It is also a kind of self-management, which requires extremely high literacy. Before people cannot achieve self-management, they must be managed by society. Human nature dictates, and human nature must be managed and guided.
The "justice" of capitalism is not real justice either. Their justice is at best the "justice" of the process, which is to make every link legal, but this cannot lead to the justice of the result.
For example, many things in the West are resolved by law, and the law is relatively objective, but in a free market economy, the law must give priority to serving the rich, which is unfair to the poor.
There are three stages of capitalism, feudal capitalism, imperial capitalism, welfare capitalism, and then into demise. Europe is now in the stage of welfare capitalism. People are getting lazy and losing their fighting spirit. The state is going to support the people. Moreover, the country is also a debt-based country, and the people are also debt-based consumption. This is unsustainable. , the country is about to collapse.
This epidemic will profoundly change the pattern of the world. The world will become more and more integrated, and all good things will be popularized soon. Throughout the course of human history, no system can last forever: feudal society replaced primitive society, capitalist society replaced feudal society, and this time socialism will definitely replace capitalism and lead mankind to a higher level. civilization system.
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