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I disagree with this wholly Libertarian and divorced from reality characterization of economic cannibalism. I believe the real cannibals are the non-productive rich and over-compensated rich–who make their vast fortunes by virtue of ownership and inheritance and NOT productivity. The wealth they amass is at the expense of the productive member that are paid not by their ability to produce but at a rate determined by the labor market; a labor market that has been consistently “gamed” to pay the least wage, with the least benefit to as many individuals as possible through monopolistic practices of the wealthy.
A more pertinent question is not to label these disadvantaged as “cannibals”, when in fact their consumption and production is responsible for much of the economic activity and wealth, but to question a system that pays its people so little that so many Americans don’t have to pay taxes. What you should be thinking about is how to elevate these individuals to be able to contribute more to the collective whole of society through education and opportunity.
It is obvious you are shilling for capitalism in your article. I think you are evading the major premise of a film and novel such as “The Road”, where through an unexplained catastrophe the Earth is dying due to devastation of its ecosphere. When you look out into the real world, our world of greed and industry, you’ll notice right off that capitalism has no concern for environment, nor morality, nor humanity–it is only concerned with the ceaseless rationalization and specialization of labor, the harnessing of raw materials to turn into disposable goods, and the commodification and marketing of the same. Left unchecked, it is a death cycle. It is clear that selfishness is personified by the cannibal gangs, those willing to surrender their humanity to serve their own solipsistic existence, whereas the man and the boy and their quest for “the good guys” are symbolic of retaining one’s humanity, even at the cost of one’s life. Their willingness to self-sacrifice their lives on principle is what sets them apart from the dog-eat-dog… or more fittingly man-eat-man, morality of the cannibals.
How one can walk away from a story like “The Road” and not despise capitalism is staggering to me.