{"id":256955,"date":"2020-07-26T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T19:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=256955"},"modified":"2020-07-27T03:38:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T10:38:20","slug":"in-praise-of-capitalism-and-consumerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/26\/in-praise-of-capitalism-and-consumerism\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Capitalism and Consumerism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone has told us that capitalism and consumerism is evil. But truth be told, capitalism and consumerism and international trade\/finance has probably led to more tolerance as well as more peace. As a pacifist (I am anti-war), I prefer a world with more tolerance and mutual peace. As unjust and cruel as capitalism is, it seems to be <em>the least bad system<\/em> to <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/26\/capitalism-as-the-road-to-tolerance\/\">promote global tolerance and peace<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/moTQpeKj?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Capitalism and Consumerism as a Road to Tolerance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/In-Praise-of-Capitalism-and-Consumerism-eh99sn\">Podcast<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Capitalism-and-Consumerism-as-a-Road-to-Tolerance.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Capitalism And Consumerism As A Road To Tolerance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/embed\/episodes\/In-Praise-of-Capitalism-and-Consumerism-eh99sn\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Capitalism and Consumerism as a Road to Tolerance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAtgiYdntFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has told us that capitalism and consumerism is evil. But truth be told, capitalism and consumerism and international trade\/finance has probably led to more tolerance as well as more peace. As a pacifist (I am anti-war), I prefer a world with more tolerance and mutual peace. 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