Michael Harrington
1 min readDec 5, 2019

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Hello. I’m not sure what any of this has to do with capitalism, or socialism for that matter. The difference between capitalism and socialism is how we define liberty and justice — it’s not about how we feel about our fellow citizens.

Capitalism affords you more choice, autonomy, and accountability for your actions (or at least it should, unless you benefit from anti-capitalist cronyism).
“You shall reap what you sow” is still the best definition of justice, but it doesn’t have to define our relationships with other human beings. You’re free and encouraged to love and take care of anyone you wish.

Seems to me like you’re associating the economic system with moral behavior. That’s a different question and I’d suggest that democratic capitalism promotes morality far more successfully than any other social-economic system because it affords you ownership and control over your actions. It requires transparency and competition to promote the good and we can still make it work better for more people. But there will always be nefarious characters in the world to game any system.

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Michael Harrington
Michael Harrington

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I am currently a tech start-up founder in the creative media original content space. Social science academic and author.

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