Ten “Lies that Capitalists Tell Us”

Click here to access article by William Hawes and Jason Holland from Global Research.

While idiotic supporters of our two-party system wring their hands over the sensationalist nonsense reported by the mainstream media, we thought it might be worth touching on the most dangerous lie of all-time: capitalism. It’s an all-encompassing delusion, including: the myth of continual technological progress, the mendacious assumptions of endless economic growth, the lie that constant bombardments of media and consumer goods make us happy,  and the omissions of our involvement in the exploitation of the planet and the resources of distant, poorer nations, among other things.

We’ve taken the time to hash out some of the most pernicious mendacities we’ve come across in our (relatively) young lives, in the workplace, in our private lives, and in the media.

These are only the top ten of the most frequent lies they tell us. Capitalists, like all good sociopaths, have a tendency to lie about everything. The main problem is that most people believe their lies, at least, up until now. Now I'm not sure how many of these lies are believed. It may be that people are induced to be so afraid of everything that they don't have time, or forget, to disbelieve their lies.