LETTER: Musings on capitalism
The excesses of capitalism are made worse when leaders are ignorant or corrupt
13 August 2020 - 15:14
Tom Eaton’s perceptive, accurate and this time not humorous analysis of the ANC was conflated with musings on capitalism (“Yes, the ANC is a dud but show us the money, opposition parties”, August 10). The latter deserves more space. Perhaps next week?
People are, with few exceptions, essentially concerned first for their own welfare (greed), then for immediate family as the projections of their future. This is as true for union members, politicians, religious leaders and others as for capitalists. ..
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