answers to educational module on economic crises
Let's not get too emotional. Capitalism did some really good things in the past, and it still has some shining points. For example, capitalism is a pretty good way to introduce new technology into a society. Anti-capitalism isn't a religion. Please read the material, or just choose another answer
. YOU'RE RIGHT. No matter how we try, we can't make capitalism into a rational system to benefit people. Please skip to the next question.
Anti-capitalism may be a good idea, but it isn't a religion. Don't forget that capitalism increased production and freed the serfs. It was a good thing in its day. Please read the material or just choose a different answer
As I work on this educational series, I realize more and more that Marxism just makes sense. Everybody would already know all these things if the capitalists weren't always feeding us nonsense. This idea that capitalism "isn't working as intended" is the most common excuse given when capitalism brings on a new crisis. They want us to think they can just tinker with it a bit and everything will be hunky-dory. The truth is obvious once you think about it: capitalism was never "intended" to begin with. It just grew out of the previous conditions. Nobody designed capitalism, and it can't be fixed. Please read the material or just choose a different answer.
Capitalist production, never in control, can falter because of overproduction, underconsumption, underemployment, foreign competition, and the ups and downs of regulation and deregulation. Any or all of them can upset the system. Please choose another answer
YOU'RE RIGHT! Any or all of them could cause a capitalist breakdown! Please skip to the next question
Some of these answers may seem silly, but they're the ones that the capitalists have been telling us for decades. Please read the material or just choose another answer
YOU'RE RIGHT! The "American century," which lasted 30-40 years, came about because most of the industrialized world was smashed during World War II. Please skip to the next question
Actually, the Cold War was against American workers as well as foreign, and we all suffered from it and are suffering still. Please read the material or just choose another answer
This is the answer the capitalists always give us, that "Yankee ingenuity" gave American business an edge. Truth be known, they had almost no competition anywhere in the world at the end of World War II! Please read the material or just choose another answer
I suggest the module on Lenin's Imperialism if you think that the capitalists are going to start cooperating. Or just read the material or choose another answer
It's shameful how the capitalists and their spokespersons try to pass off their prejudices as some kind of sacred dogma. "The market" causes as many problems as it solves. It isn't the answer to everything, as they hope we'll believe. Please read the material, or just pick another answer
YOU'RE RIGHT! We like to say "socialism is inevitable," and it is, assuming humanity can hang on and survive what the capitalists are doing. The important thing for us is that we can do something about it. We must do all we can! Thanks for going through this little module. Your feedback is important.
I guess that some religions tell us that there is no point in struggling for a bright future, but materialists know that our efforts can count for something. Please read the material or just choose another answer