Loss of Morals

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At the birth of our nation we we’re fueled by the need to depart from a tyrannical government. In this we experienced the birth of Capitalism. Michael Novak, a journalist from the AEI, said “the distinctive virtue of the economic system of the United States is the large scope it gives to enterprise, invention, and discovery-in short, to the creative insight of entrepreneurs”. Capitalism in is essence was formed to provide a kinder, more open form of government where citizens could pursue intellectual and satisfying endeavors. As capitalism spread across the United States, it soon began to have a place in every aspect of our lives. We were not separate from our economic system. This created a world where in, “to achieve seemingly noble goals-self-fulfillment, sufficient economic well-being for the good things of life, even those spiritual pursuits such as education and appreciation of the arts-modern men and women race like rats on a treadmill”.

Many people are beginning to notice how our current society oppresses the ability to have social mobility. A common argument is that, in fact, capitalism provides an ample amount of social mobility because our society was built on the american dream. This thought is widespread and leaves many citizens assuming that those who are poor, are merely lazy. Now, it is not to be argued that our society is ill because there those who have disadvantages. In every culture throughout history there was a class below another, it will always be that way. However, we have lost a core of philosophical practices in our everyday life. There is no more judge of faith and character because we have made things entirely structuralized. Our society is built in a way that it is very difficult to stray from a 9-5 job because money and efficiency is valued more than quality of life. We see this all over the world. We have shifted basic systems like agriculture, shelter, and how our clothing is produced into large corporations. It seems inherently smarter to produce this way because it is much cheaper, it takes less time and it leaves a few people getting all the money. I would argue that in doing this we have lost a basic respect for human life.