This film brought me not only an understanding of the current severe situation in the United States, but also a reflection on the emergence of capitalism and an exploration of its future. Capitalism is not only a beautiful love story, but more like a love story. A thought-provoking myth that can influence the future of mankind. In fact, it can be seen that the director is not against capitalism. Me too.
When mentioning capitalism, there is one person who cannot be avoided-Max Weber.
In his book "Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism", Marx Weber believes that the spirit of capitalism is a natural successor and important achievement of Anglo-Saxon Protestant culture, and he naturally added mercantile theory to the beliefs of Protestants. He even coined a term—calling—to describe the importance of doing business to Protestants. The capitalism he advocates is a rational and sacred moral system, a kind that can bring a bright future to the world. Advanced production system. Not to mention the strengths and deficiencies of Weber’s theory. From the perspective of influence alone, Weber’s theory undoubtedly provides a sufficient theoretical proof of the legitimacy and advancement of capitalism, and has become an important foundation for the existence and development of modern capitalism. It also has an extremely far-reaching impact on contemporary times, especially in the United States.
As we all know, when the "Mayflower" first sowed its seeds on the North American continent, the United States was destined to be an out-and-out Protestant country. The so-called "universal values" and liberal democracy promoted by the United States are undoubtedly a continuation and excessive "complementation" of the views of the saint in Jerusalem 2000 years ago. Although it claims to be a progressive country and a paradise for democracy, the United States is constantly plagued by various social problems. The gap between the rich and the poor is deeply piercing the nerves of this American giant. Why is this paradise on earth that implements the "sacred and scientific" capitalism so troubled? Another Marx may have told us the answer.
In "Das Kapital", Marx conducted an incisive and comprehensive in-depth analysis of capitalism, and theoretically denied the legitimacy of its existence. He believed that "every pore of capitalism is bloody and dirty." , "With 100% profit, it dares to trample on all human laws; with 200% profit, it dares to take any crime, even the danger of hanging its head" and predicts that capitalism will eventually be replaced by socialism. The greatness of Marx lies in his vision beyond the times and scientific rigorous methodology. The most important value of "Das Kapital" has also taught us a deeper method. First of all, Marx’s historical materialism regards the world as a dynamic development process, and believes that capitalism will not be the final form of world development. This is why he can see the darkness of capitalism and boldly point them out. However, mainstream western economics and philosophers see the world as a static process. They do not deny the movement, but they think that capitalism is the end of the movement. What they do is based on the premise of the capitalism system. The next research, which brings unavoidable limitations. They used economics as a tool to defend reality, from "Keynesianism", which provided a theoretical basis for government intervention in the Great Depression, to "neo-classical economics," which defended privatization and liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s. All of them are so, but the Marxist political economy, which they call "pseudoscience", can be conditional on long-term economic development, explain each link well, and make accurate predictions and scientific analysis. Which is better or worse, I know it in my own mind.
Marx’s prediction of capitalism has its own time to verify it, but it is an indisputable fact that capitalism has gradually declined and gradually lost its vitality, and the frequent occurrence of social problems is a sign.
In fact, it is not only the capitalism in the United States that has problems, but some powerful socialist countries with obvious traces of Westernization cannot stand alone. The gap between the rich and the poor is destined to be a stone that the country has to move toward prosperity.
Zi said: "Do not suffer from poverty but suffer from inequality." Throughout Chinese history, on the eve of the collapse of every dynasty, there was a large concentration of land. "Bone", which also explains why farmers are the main force in the anti-feudal dynasty, and some powerful socialist countries are following this trend. The country’s Gini coefficient exceeds 0.5, which is already on the verge of social unrest and freedom. The movement of privatization and privatization has brought the country's glory for 30 years, but it is becoming increasingly obvious whether the road ahead of this glorious road is a cliff or a golden road. When the capitalist America is faltering and struggling under its sacred system, should we learn to walk in Handan, or should we refine and summarize the precious wealth of our predecessors and find our own way of walking? Those who have the responsibility should pursue it.
Extreme right guys~~ Spray me~~ Actually I'm really a centrist, a bit to the left
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