>LOVE AND CAPITALISM CO-EXIST?
Liberalism’s ultimate genius, however, is its Orwellian capacity to saturate our society with newspeak and newthink.
DR. J. K. LYLES) – Capitalism is the most loving economic system ever devised by human beings. From its first cogent articulation in 1776, Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations explained capitalism as the only economic system that linked a person’s self-interest to the highest possible service to mankind as a whole.
It is crucial to recognize that “self-interest,” in this sense, refers not only or even ultimately to self-service but instead to the larger impulse of a person to serve and support his or her family. This distinction, between one’s self-interest and family interest (rooted in love), is pivotal to understanding the true nature of capitalism. Capitalism is not founded upon greed. Capitalism is founded upon love – the love of one’s spouse and children.
“Blasphemy!” Our state-sponsored culture derides service to one’s family as selfish, short-sighted, pedestrian. Is it? Ask yourself, what motivates you? Are you truly motivated by the quest for money and possessions? Are you sure? For instance, if you could amass 100 billion dollars this year, wouldn’t you trade every penny of that, instantly, for the health and survival of your son, your daughter, your spouse?
Is there really any amount of money that could atone for the death of one’s child? What about personal acclaim, fame, power, service to Man? Would any of these atone for any singular harm that might befall one’s own family, harm occurring because of one’s pursuit of such goals? In this it is easy to declare that capitalism is not motivated by greed. Capitalism is motivated by honor – the honoring of one’s family.
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