In Reply to: Re: Selfishness and capitalism posted by Ben on May 14, 1996 at 19:29:46:
: : Ordinary people might influence governments once every three or
: : four years through voting at elections but big business
: : influences government every day. What's more they influence
: : them to make decisions which will aid them to command more
: : profits.: In our 'democratic' system of government, we do indeed only get to vote
: once every four year or so. We get to vote in a vaguely democratic way
: to decide which party will dictate. I guess you could say with have a
: democraticaly elected dictatorship. It's not as if our opinions are
: really considered once the party is in power.: However, what most poeple fail to realise is that the real power and
: influence that each of us has, is not the cross we place in the ballot
: box, but the way in which we choose to spend out money.: We created multinationals, and I guess, the entire capitalist system,
: by the choices we made when spending our money. Now, I hope, people we
: be able to make considered descions regarding what company should
: receive their custom.: McSpotlight and the Internet in general is a way to provide the
: information that might make corporations accountable. It is really up
: to the individual now to realise the potential influence that their
: spending habbits have, and decide to use that influence to make things
: better.