The Revolutionary's Guide To Understanding Capitalism

There are two economic systems in the world. One is capitalism The other is socialism.

Every economic system must answer one fundamental question; “who will own and control the wealth of the country?” In other words, “who will own and control the means of production?” This question can only be answered in two ways. 1) Either a few will own and control or 2) Everyone will own and control. It is as simple as that.

U.S. capitalism was born on the slave plantation in the antebellum South. In fact, the "seed money" or initial capital for capitalism in the United Snakes of AmeriKKKa came from slavery. This fact, demonstrably demonstrated by historian Eric Williams in his momentous and monumental book entitled “Capitalism and Slavery”, sagaciously suggests that the enormous profits brought about by the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the forced labor of enslaved Africans on plantations provided significant capital accumulation that fueled the development of modern capitalism, particularly in Europe and the United States.

In a capitalist economic system, a few own and control the wealth of the country. In AmeriKKKa, 10% of the population owns 76% of the wealth; the middle 40% own 22% of the wealth; the bottom 50% own 1% of the wealth. There is no such thing as a race neutral capitalism in the United Snakes of AmeriKKKa. White Supremacy structures the capitalism in AmeriKKKa. This is evidenced by the fact that the masses of Black people in AmeriKKKa are located in the bottom 50%. They share 1% of the wealth in AmeriKKKa with other poor people. Capitalism is the causative factor of the grotesque income inequality that exists in the United Snakes.

Malcolm X powerfully proffered the postulate, "You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker." Via this critique of capitalism, Malcom articulated his belief that the capitalist system inherently benefits the wealthy at the expense of the poor and marginalized. He believed capitalism was a system of exploitation that required the blood, or suffering, of others to survive.

Some may ask, “How is capitalism exploitative?” In order to answer this question, we must first understand that profit, by any means necessary, is the most important factor in a capitalist economic system. Money is always more important than humanity. Capitalism is exploitative in many ways. In this article, I will discuss two ways that capitalism is exploitative. It is exploitative: 1) in regards to workers; and 2) in regards to consumers.

Under capitalism, workers receive wages from the boss in exchange for all of the valuable stuff they create. Profit is created when wages are less than the value for selling products or services provided by workers. In a capitalist system, workers are never paid the full value of what they created. In other words, capitalism exploits workers for their labor.

Under capitalism, consumers are exploited through several mechanisms, including manipulation through advertising and marketing, planned obsolescence, and the potential for false or misleading information about products. Capitalism's focus on profit can also lead to the creation of products designed to be replaced quickly, rather than being durable and long-lasting. Businesses may charge excessively high prices for goods and services, particularly when demand is high or when consumers are unable to easily compare prices. This is evident by the current price gouging perpetrated by Corporate AmeriKKKa (the capitalist class) on the consumer.

Not only is capitalism exploitative but Kwame Ture audaciously asserted that "Racism is not a question of attitude; it's a question of power. Racism gets its power from capitalism. Thus, if you're anti-racist, whether you know it or not, you must be anti-capitalist. The power for racism, the power for sexism, comes from capitalism, not an attitude."

In a socialist economic system, everyone owns and controls the wealth of the country. Many believe that socialism is a superior economic system because it eradicates the exploitation and inequities of capitalism.

Bobby Seale, Co-Founder of The Black Panther Party cogently communicates, “We do not fight racism with racism. We fight racism with solidarity. We do not fight exploitative capitalism with black capitalism. We fight capitalism with basic socialism. And we do not fight imperialism with more imperialism. We fight imperialism with proletarian internationalism. These principles are very functional and should be understood by the masses of the people.“

Marinate on that!

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All Power To The People!!!