Capitalism happened to be the dominant ideology (due to violent suppression of alternatives) during a period when many people were brought out of poverty.
Some other system or collection of systems might have worked worse, or better, or exactly the same.
Hang on just a minute… Eyekaytee@aussie.zone is extolling the virtues of capitalism! Surely, education and scientific research have nothing to do with significantly improving the average human lifespan over the past 100 years or so!
Unproven assertion.
Capitalism happened to be the dominant ideology (due to violent suppression of alternatives) during a period when many people were brought out of poverty.
Some other system or collection of systems might have worked worse, or better, or exactly the same.
Might have, but that doesnt contradict the comment. The just stated a fact that doesnt make any assumptions onhow well other systems could work.
Hang on just a minute… Eyekaytee@aussie.zone is extolling the virtues of capitalism! Surely, education and scientific research have nothing to do with significantly improving the average human lifespan over the past 100 years or so!
Well lets look at China for example, here it is during peak Communism (dead bodies from the multiple famines not shown):
And here it is after opening itself up to the free market and international trade:
I guess just a coincidence!