Why Socialists Are More Materialistic Than Capitalists | Intellectual Takeout

Why Socialists Are More Materialistic Than Capitalists | Intellectual Takeout
"...some cultures will favor capitalism and practice it better than others.
A spiritual culture—Confucian, Protestant, etc.—is more likely to favor capitalism because it finds deep and lasting value in work, a value that goes beyond the material fruit it yields.
A materialist culture, on the other hand, will be more likely to reject capitalism because it will be more likely to ignore or reject the spiritual fruit work offers, and instead focus on inequalities in material outcome.
To sum it up (and to paraphrase Malloch and MacMillan), spiritual cultures will thrive under capitalism because they will embrace a powerful idea: work is spiritual..."
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