Dear Editor
Famine does not happen in the UK, although there is still widespread poverty and all he misery that flows from that. Famines are happening around the world: we have all seen the dreadful pictures, particularly harrowing are the pictures of children dying. One’s heart breaks that this is happening every minute of every day.
The financial crisis caused by the banks, which is now being passed onto the people, has shown that private ownership and control of major producing companies are not capable of maintaining them in the interest of everyone: they are too busy looking after profits, buying, selling and closing down places of work.
This is Capitalism.
Private ownership driving force is for profit.
Private ownership thrives on increasing exploitation of people for profit.
Private ownership leads to exploitation of animal and other forms of life for profit.
Private ownership leads to gross exploitation of natural resources for profit.
Despite industrial and technological development giving an opportunity to solve the world’s problems of hunger and disease, it has been used to make massive fortunes for a very small number of people worldwide.
The system has been challenged by many generations of people who have gained improvements in many areas of life, but the present crisis confirms the system is incapable of managing the economy.
A change has to come, but those who control and gain from the existing system are resisting as hard as they can.
A new way to tackle the terrible problems of mass famine, unemployment and poverty must be allowed to operate. Appealing to the better nature of existing owners of industry, etc, obviously has no effect!
A Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
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well said! A Delahoy! 🙂