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Is capitalism a form of 'Social Darwinism?

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Follow up: It seems to me that: Capitalism is a system defended as a meritocracy, where social justice is determined by competition. read more

That is "social Darwinism;" the view that social justice is secured by competition that is benefited by "culling away," in the (poor) analogy, those that are unfit. This was a fundamental axiom of 20th century fascism, and is extremely common today in the defense of capitalism. read more

Darwinism was also used in a defense of competitive individualism and its economic corollary of laissezfaire capitalism in England and in America. Like Stalin, Marx, Lenin, and Hitler, Carnegie also once accepted Christianity, but abandoned it for Darwinism and became a close friend of the famous social Darwinist, Herbert Spencer. read more

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