| We could replace capitalism with tribal shamanism.
Me Tarzan, You Jane.
The old system of open market places where you can bargan with each dealer or even trade what you got for what they have. Like we do at swapmeets and garage sales.
Instead of the pre-priced monopoly of chain store-ism.
But one thing that capitalism gives people is a motive to work hard, which the "free-bee" cultures cannot offer people.
What is needed however is oversite regulation of capitalism to insure that wild areas (which are still left) remain wild, and perhaps even being able to set-aside more areas that are not distroyed yet by human occupation.
In other words, I would favor "limited capitalism" and less " name-brand, chain store" mentality. Get it back in the hands of everyday people, the old mainstreet mom and pop stores, etc.
But going backwards is not what the profit driven industry is about. None the less it was sad to say goodbye to mainstreet USA that I grew up in.
Now I shop at this small market near my house, owned by this fellow from Iran who has his two teen sons working in the store. They do not lett on where they came from but I found out one evening when he was listening to some music from Turkey on his computer in the store, he might be a Kurd? But they speak good english and good spanish.
Last night I went in and the kid had his baseball hat on sideways and he asked "how does this look"? I said "you look like a homie" . He did not know what that was, so I tried to explain about rap music and home boys in the hood, etc. He still seemed a bit confused but when I walked out he truned his baseball hat to face foreward. Hmm?
Zack the owner does not like the idea that the big stores can buy in great volume and under-sell him. They do not sell pre-packaged hamburger but will make up ground beef on the spot in their meat section. Lots of locals love their pre-seasoned meats and so he is doing okay - trying to live the American dream the old way. |