Capitalism was great when the alternative was monarchies and dictatorships But when the enemy of Capitalism became Communism that is when problems arose
Communism and socialism are not bad at their core Government working for the people is not a bad thing
So the fact that we completely reject the idea of a government that is nothing but a service industry Actually hurts us in the long run
Sure we are capitalist but monarchs and dictators are no longer the aristocratic ass holes... Capitalists are
Communism is where the people own the factories What is unamerican about that?
Why a need for factories anyway? It is not like coal mining holes with slaved children are in big demand nowadays unless of course you live in... communist china.
3D printing at home on a massive scale for real products is the next industrial revolution. It will make capitalism and communism obsolete. Sure this is science fiction right now, but so is a communism utopia. People can barely print out a functioning gun. No way you can print an iphone now. But it is coming.
Government will eventually regain its purpose as a central nervous system and not a all knowing brain deciding how individuals can live their life based on centralized planning.
This is The Shape of Things to Come.
