The director's understanding of capitalism seems to be somewhat different from our general understanding, criticizing "capitalism" as a capitalist economic system, and finally saying "we need democracy instead of capitalism", doesn't capitalism include a free market economic system and a capitalist democratic political system?
What is left of American self-proclaimed superiority? one man one vote? In the end, isn't it still relying on demonstrations, strikes and rallies, fermenting greater social influence, putting pressure on the government, and finally relying on a wise president to "make decisions for the people"? (Shown in this movie) But, wasn't this government, this parliament, elected by you?
Economically, there is no doubt that the capitalist free market economy will inevitably lead to a serious polarization between the rich and the poor and the Matthew effect. So the director also said it was not good and wanted to abolish it and replace it with something else. However, who can find a system that can maximize the enthusiasm of the subjects and ensure social fairness? hardly. Can efficiency and fairness be balanced at the same time? We have been seeking a fair combination of efficiency in social production, but in the end, we can only do it by giving priority to efficiency, and then using the excess profits brought by efficiency to compensate for fairness with a lag.
We have been emphasizing backward social production, thinking that the root of all problems are economic problems, and when the wealth truly flows in full, it will truly enter into communism. However, this is based on the people's limited material and cultural desires and unlimited material growth. If one day, the wealth on the earth will fully flow, but the needs of human beings will become the stars of other galaxies as consumer goods However, human technology has not yet developed to interstellar navigation and light-speed spacecraft. Isn’t that a contradiction between backward social production and the people’s yearning for a better life? I give this example to say that the needs of human beings are inexhaustible, and the development of material, technological and productive forces is also inexhaustible, so?
Films and TV works are criticized too superficially, and they focus on describing the pity and struggle of the people at the bottom, the wealth and corruption of the elite at the top, and they say that the financial system and mathematical formulas are deliberately invented to fool the people. Of course, it can be said that, but I I feel that individuals should read more books on politics, economy and finance to make their thinking more profound, rather than lack of wisdom, easy to be incited, brainwashed (of course unconscious, news broadcasts, neighbors and friends, social media) , into an emotional rabble. Of course, there is also a contradiction in the level of education quality: I am a working-class low-level civilian, busy with my livelihood, and have no money or leisure to study and think, and most of my time is occupied by entertainment-oriented teats. And if you read too much, you may be accused of indulging in the study, hiding in a small building and becoming a nerd, cynic, and coward who does not care about the world. Of course, there are also many active social activists who read a lot.
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