It is an interesting thing to watch the news on TV, and look at how the American people are reacting to the economic crisis.
Many of them are protesting that capitalism is at risk, that there is a trend towards socialism, and they apparently do not want that.
Yet, look at the facts of the way capitalism has worked over the years, and it seems that although everyone in theory has opportunity to succeed and prosper above the average, few people actually do.

This means that the ones that do, in grabbing the lions share of the profits or rewards, are actually, because of the sheer size of the payouts to themselves, taking money out of the pockets of those who laboured to create the wealth in the first place.

It seems that those at the top, the thieves and grabbers of the Wall Street type situation, the Establishment with a capital 'E', have actually managed somehow to convince the average American that capitalism is a good thing for everyone. This in turn means that they have the support of the same people (we used to call people in that position 'mugs'!)  who are suffering wage losses so that the capitalists at the top can remain in a position to take more money out of assets, seemingly at will.

Weird.
They even attend mass protest rallies!
Like sheep to the slaughter.
Perhaps I should have been selling stuff to the rank and file American, instead of trying to live a fair life.
They would appear to be so gullible, I could sell anything, just by saying it supports capitalism, and 'The American Way Of Life'.

Unbelievable. They just don't get it. They actually think that those above them are honest in what they say. I have no doubt some are, but most of those who don't lie never get to the top, whether in corporations, or in politics.

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