A view from an occupier. Over the last 20 years we have witnessed remarkable te…

A view from an occupier.

Over the last 20 years we have witnessed remarkable technological achievements and advancements in our understanding of the sciences. Today, we have the opportunity to purchase items and engage in activities the likes of which our grandparents could never have imagined. Nevertheless, despite capitalism’s best attempt to satiate our every desire via the use of technology and marketing, the current economic system continues to fail many within our society. Poverty, homelessness, depression, addiction, war and an ever increasing suicide rate, are all symptoms of a society who’s happiness has diminished to the point that it has become, for some, almost unbearable to live. NHS figures reveal prescriptions for antidepressants have risen by 43% in the past four years to nearly 23 million a year. Full Article:

http://www.occupybristoluk.org/neo-liberal-capitalism-is-morally-intellectually-and-actually-bankrupt/


Neo-liberal Capitalism is morally, intellectually and actually bankrupt. |
www.occupybristoluk.org
Over the last 20 years we have witnessed remarkable technological achievements and advancements in our understanding of the sciences. Today, we have the opportunity to purchase items and engage in activities the likes of which our grandparents could never have imagined. Nevertheless, despite capital…



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