Cindy's Reflections.

 Welcome to my Guest Essayist, Cindy!  

  

Cindy's Reflections 

 

Just few weeks ago, a friend and I discussed our views of capitalism and communism. 

 

My friend was a capitalism advocate, but in the past, he had seen some employers mistreating their workers and some of communist countries seem to enable their citizens to have a good life. As a consequence, he believes differently and changed his political views to communism.

 

I am capitalist because I was raised and educated in Taiwan, therefore I feel that capitalism is linked with liberal politics.

Of course, the nearby nation of China which is completely the political  opposite of my  home-country, I guess that situation influenced my worldview and understanding of capitalism and communism.

While this is true I recall a conversation that I had a couple of months earlier, when I was in Colombia and Mexico with some friends who live in New York, USA and Bogota, Colombia.

These friends did not know each other and have different cultural, educational and political  backgrounds as well, but they told me the cities in  which they live are not as fancy and cosmopolitan as people think or know and they are unsafe as well. My friends believe that the main reason for this assessment is their City's government is capitalist so they focus on production of goods and services and they only care for people who are useful and who contribute  economically to their country. They believe this political and economic policy makes the poor poorer and their society more dangerous, Long story short, that is what they said.

 

I understand and am sympathetic with what they said.

But as I have already stated I believe differently and I am hard working, so as opportunities abound therefore I am still a capitalist. 

However in view of the above revelations I am now unsure which political system is better?

 

(Guest Contribution by Cindy, my friend, who kindly wrote some reflections on her discussions with friends about Capitalism and Communism. My gratitude for her thoughts and experiences)

Your comments are most welcome.