The Blindspot of Capitalism: Seeing it and Changing it Collectively

This seems to be an attack on the current state of capitalism.  Sure, it's got it's problems; but it's the only system that affords democracy.  This attack comes at an odd time because the capitalist system is probably working better now than it ever has. It's bringing opportunity to millions of people around the world that had none before.  The same market system that has polluted the earth now seems poised to market the re-greening of industry.  People are implementing personal solutions to their bloated carbon footprint; taking personal responsibility.  No other system can do this with any efficiency.
I followed the link and my first impression was that I was looking into the yawning abyss of a gigantic rabbit hole.
The fact of the matter is that our system is based on choice.  You can choose to do well, or not.  Increasingly, we see a more benevolent society evolving both personally and in the corporate culture.  Corporations, after all, are made up of people.  The better the people are; the better the corporation.  "Corporate Greed" is offered up here as a given.  It's easy to take shots at corporations and the investors who are behind them.  In most cases, those investors are your pension fund, your RRSP mutuals...small people ....it's not "the Donald"
Get it straight with "greed" and "ambition."  Greed is at the expense of others.  Ambition is at the service of others.  My opinion?  Tobacco companies are greedy.  The credit union this blog is supported by is ambitious and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
The capitalist, democratic system we have is becoming more gentle, thoughtful and accomodating to those with less opportunity and I, for one, will not abandon it any time soon.

I would encourage you to read more and think beyond first impression or quick judgements.

I did not check who supports this blog, was just drawn by the name. Our monetary banking system that finances corporations, governments, people ...many good things also finances military-intelligence-war-think tank corruption complex, is based on greed and usuy and I am not the only one to say so.

I am just showing a compassionate way out of this mess.

Read Beyond greed and scarcity by former Central Banker Bernard Lietaer

Read speeches Article here at American Monetary Institute

I do read a lot of things, but at my advanced age I must carefully budget my time.
I'm sure I could find a nice crust of bread to eat in a dumpster, but when there are so many good things to eat elsewhere it's not worth my time.  I was taught years ago to decide first of all what is "major" in my life.  Then, don't spend major time or major money on minor things.
The point is, change is always powered by the personal philosophy of people.  If you want to change something, you must first change their minds.  My generation was "hippy."  We protested against the "establishment."  Most of us figured out that the best way to change it was to do so from within; so we joined it.  Not all of us kept our ideals and some went over to the dark side.  Some of us hung around and became professional protesters.  But a lot of the openess and willingness tto change today comes from the power brokers spawned by former hippies.
Clearly, the process will continue to evolve and has become global.  The echo boomer generation will make sure of that despite some of the initial extremism.
RE:  Our monetary banking system that finances corporations, governments, people ...many good things also finances military-intelligence-war-think tank corruption complex........
Money does not have a mind of it's own.  It's a mystery why some people embrace the love of money.  It's an age-old good versus evil question.  Could there be good if there was no evil?  Could you win a game if you could not lose?
But the answer is not to attack the money or the system.  The answer is to attack the evil philospophies that some will adopt to obtain money.  That's what greed is, and it's very personal, (not corporate or military).  The best answers are always the simplest ones because they come from the fundamentals.

I think the last comment missed the point, at least the way i saw it.

I may not agree with the whole article, but the centralized fiat currency most the world has adapted works to centralize wealth. This is true simply by the fact that it is fiat (not backed), and therefore can be increased limitlessly costing inflation.

Wonder why prices are constantly increasing... maybe someone made more money out of thin air, than the GDP grew. Its the magical Tax.

Money, simply technology, can be whatever we agree on. However, keeping closer control on the issuance of currency under the current system could make all the difference.

Cheers

 You wrote your philosophy

"If you want to change anything, you must change their mind".

My philosophy 

"In order to change anything I must first change my own mind, attitude and beliefs".

Of course Money does not have a mind of its own. But have you ever deeply thought  "what money is?" "How is it created or issued...how it comes to circulation, how it is allocated?" "by what mechanism wealth and power is concentrated in few hands?"

Greed is Institutionalized and so is scarcity via monetary system designed by a few and not understood by man, including economists and management gurus.

What if everybody wins something from a game...can you imagine a game where nobody has to lose? At least know your fundamentals on money before you respond.

There you go down the rabbit hole again. While you're trying to change a monetary system no one truly understands, others will just get on with life.

It's like trying to change the seasons, night and day, the wind etc.

While some examine the roots of the tree, others will simply pick the fruit.

Good luck with that!

There you go down that rabbit hole again.
While you're trying to change a monetary system that is so complex that no one can comprehend it all, others just get on with life.
It's like trying to change the seasons, night and day, the wind.......
Some will spend years examining the roots of the tree, others will simply get a ladder pick the fruit.  Your choice.
Yeah, I can imagine a game where nobody loses.  I've seen games where nobody loses.  Sports Day at schools.  Because no one can lose, no one can win.  It's pathetic.  Losses are teachers.  Sure, you can carry your failures around with you like a beast of burden, or you can use them as teachers and invest them into your future.
In a good business, there are many win-win scenarios.  But like I said before, it's at the service of others, not at the expense of others.
I get the feeling that you want everyone to share equally in the wealth of the world.  Is that correct?