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class interests vs moral values

Two general kinds of motivations are in play in these diverse forms of struggle within and over capitalism: class interests and moral values. You can oppose capitalism because it harms your own material interests, but also because it offends certain moral values that are important to you.

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—p.5 How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century by Erik Olin Wright
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class interests vs moral values

Two general kinds of motivations are in play in these diverse forms of struggle within and over capitalism: class interests and moral values. You can oppose capitalism because it harms your own material interests, but also because it offends certain moral values that are important to you.

There …

—p.5 by Erik Olin Wright
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where the real disagreement lies

Both of these stories are anchored in the realities of capitalism. It is not an illusion that capitalism has transformed the material conditions of life in the world and enormously increased human productivity; many people have benefited from this. But equally, it is not an illusion that capitalism…

—p.3 by Erik Olin Wright
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capitalism is an inequality-enhancing machine

[...] Capitalism has generated massive increases in productivity and extravagant wealth for some, yet many people still struggle to make ends meet. Capitalism is an inequality-enhancing machine as well as a growth machine. What’s more, it is becoming ever clearer that capitalism, driven by the rele…

—p.2 by Erik Olin Wright
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