Feeling depressed? Maybe it's because of selfish capitalism.

[dragonrider]

I didn't even need to read the article and I understood it. Selfish and capitalism are synonymous with each other. The needless destruction of the environment for wealth, corporate slavery, war, the spiritual and moral decline of civilisation, it all points towards a complete social breakdown. Sharp increases in mental (and physical) health problems are only the tip of the iceberg. That fact alone is depressing enough.

Well, that's what was confusing to me. He makes a distinction between the "Selfish Capitalism" in America and the UK versus the systems in German, France, Italy, etc. To me they all have essentially a capitalist economic system, so he must have some other kind of factor that makes it "Selfish Capitalism" by his definition. Apparantely not all capitalism is "Selfish Capitalism," and I didn't get far enough into it to find out the difference.

dragonrider Reviewed by dragonrider on 01-19-2008. Feeling depressed? Maybe it's because of selfish capitalism. According to this article in the Guardian, "selfish capitalism" is causing a global epidemic of mental health problems. Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Oliver James; Selfish capitalism is bad for our mental health "By far the most significant consequence of "selfish capitalism" (Thatch/Blatcherism) has been a startling increase in the incidence of mental illness in both children and adults since the 1970s. As I report in my book, The Selfish Capitalist - Origins of Affluenza, World Rating: 5