>Care to name some cool
>technology that wasn't driven by capitalism?
OK! the usage of fire, the processing of most materials (iron, copper,
wood, stone, etc.). In fact, if you say that capitalism is only present
when it's called capitalism, then most technologies. All simple
machines. The scale. The boat. Most things achieved by the military such
as the computer (yes, they were partly bombing Japan for economic
reasons, but that's a little farfetched). All nuclear equipment was
engineered separately in the USSR. Had enough yet? The printing press.
The castle. The book. Writing.
At any rate, I'm not saying Capitalism is BAD, I'm just saying it
doesn't promote ingenuity, which is true for many other governments.
>- John
>
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