In 1948, renowned Physicist Albert Einstein wrote a paper titled Why Socialism?
As the title suggests, Einstein was a socialist.
He believed the capitalist system would cause a great disparity in wealth. And that the people with the accumulated wealth (think Elon Musk) would purchase control of the government officials at the expense of the masses.
Sound familiar? Here’s an excerpt discussing his aversion to capitalism:
Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, and partly because technological development and the increasing division of labor encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of smaller ones. The result of these developments is an oligarchy of private capital the enormous power of which cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society. This is true since the members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the electorate from the legislature. The consequence is that the representatives of the people do not in fact sufficiently protect the interests of the underprivileged sections of the population. Moreover, under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights.
At Goods Unite Us, we believe the masses must hold those with the accumulated wealth — the large corporations and their executives — accountable for purchasing control of our government officials.
If enough people permanently halt their purchases from companies funneling money to politicians they don’t agree with, the corporate and executive funding will have to stop or the corporations will go bankrupt.
That’s why we continue to ensure that our apps and website exposing corporate and executive money in politics are – and always will remain – free.
Goods Unite Us needs your help to kill big money in politics using capitalism.
This year, 2.5 million people used the Goods Unite Us apps and website to shop according to their politics. And we’ve seen large companies respond!
But we need even more people to shop and invest according to their politics to really move the needle.
Please help spread the word to keep the movement going and tell your friends, family, and colleagues about Goods Unite Us.
If Einstein would have used it, surely they can too!
(Hat Tip: Thanks to the Diabolical Lies podcast for the heads up about the Einstein quote!)