Wednesday, February 15, 2012

“American Exceptionalism;” or, It’s Not State Capitalism When America Does It

Click here to access article by Kevin Carson from Center for a Stateless Society. 

There is an art to the way a ruling class functions to obscure the realities of their special privileges of power and wealth accumulation. In mostly earlier periods of human history they have often used religion to sanction their rule. Today's capitalist classes use carefully constructed myths and concepts about how their economies function, and even make the Orwellian claim that their societies function "democratically" according to the rule of law. 

In this article the author clears out much of the confusion that is propagated widely in US media about current forms of capitalism--of course, the version in the US is the best. After reading this piece, you will wonder if there are really any differences between contemporary versions in various countries.