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<blockquote data-quote="22LR" data-source="post: 571676" data-attributes="member: 24005"><p>This is the old "human nature" argument. Of course it's completely bologna.</p><p></p><p>No anthropologist would go along with you. Nor would anyone with an understanding of human history.</p><p></p><p>People aren't "naturally greedy." For the largest part of our history we lived together, communally, and shared the products of our labor.</p><p>"The earliest human societies were egalitarian in nature. With no reserves of food or other resources, all able-bodied members of society had to participate in their collection. The fruits of their labor were then divided up and quickly consumed."</p><p></p><p>It wasn't until we discovered agriculture and started to build up surpluses that one group came to rule over and control others.</p><p></p><p>Historically speaking, classes and private ownership are relatively recent developments.</p><p></p><p>People are shaped by their surroundings. When you grow up in a "dog eat dog" world, you have no choice but to adapt. If you grew up in a primitive tribe in the Amazon your "human nature" would be cooperation and sharing.</p><p></p><p>Nowadays there is no need for competition. We have the potential to give everyone what they need and want. The capitalists use it to divide us. They pit black workers against white workers, immigrants against citizens, workers in the US against workers in Mexico and China, all in the interest of driving down our wages and living conditions in order to maximize their profits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="22LR, post: 571676, member: 24005"] This is the old "human nature" argument. Of course it's completely bologna. No anthropologist would go along with you. Nor would anyone with an understanding of human history. People aren't "naturally greedy." For the largest part of our history we lived together, communally, and shared the products of our labor. "The earliest human societies were egalitarian in nature. With no reserves of food or other resources, all able-bodied members of society had to participate in their collection. The fruits of their labor were then divided up and quickly consumed." It wasn't until we discovered agriculture and started to build up surpluses that one group came to rule over and control others. Historically speaking, classes and private ownership are relatively recent developments. People are shaped by their surroundings. When you grow up in a "dog eat dog" world, you have no choice but to adapt. If you grew up in a primitive tribe in the Amazon your "human nature" would be cooperation and sharing. Nowadays there is no need for competition. We have the potential to give everyone what they need and want. The capitalists use it to divide us. They pit black workers against white workers, immigrants against citizens, workers in the US against workers in Mexico and China, all in the interest of driving down our wages and living conditions in order to maximize their profits. [/QUOTE]
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