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	Capitalists are indifferent to the morality of the commodities produced; the only goal is to generate profit. <span>Capitalism's uncontrolled growth translates into </span>'''<span>an ever-increasing exploitation of people and nature. </span>'''<span>Social and environmental consequences</span><span> of capitalism are further discussed on the page: [[anti-capitalism]].</span>		Capitalists are indifferent to the morality of the commodities produced; the only goal is to generate profit. <span>Capitalism's uncontrolled growth translates into </span>'''<span>an ever-increasing exploitation of people and nature. </span>'''<span>Social and environmental consequences</span><span> of capitalism are further discussed on the page: [[anti-capitalism]].</span>
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	*The choice between solar energy or tar sands oil is decided based on costs vs profits, not the health of people and the planet. <br>		*The choice between solar energy or tar sands oil is decided based on costs vs profits, not the health of people and the planet. <br>
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	*More than one billion people live on less than USD $1 per day, and another billion and a half on under USD $2.		*More than one billion people live on less than USD $1 per day, and another billion and a half on under USD $2.
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	*Treatment for diseases, and in some countries for any medical or health related service, are only available to those that can afford them.		*Treatment for diseases, and in some countries for any medical or health related service, are only available to those that can afford them.
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	*[[Fast fashion]] is an example of the need for newer, better, and more driven by capitalism driving extreme productions of waste.		*[[Fast fashion]] is an example of the need for newer, better, and more driven by capitalism driving extreme productions of waste.
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	*Workers earn a salary to compensate their labour. This is often a fraction of the salary afforded to the individual who could afford to fund the facility the worker is employed in, or who runs the brand or company they work for.		*Workers earn a salary to compensate their labour. This is often a fraction of the salary afforded to the individual who could afford to fund the facility the worker is employed in, or who runs the brand or company they work for.
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	*The imperial push for oil and thus profit led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many innocent civilians were killed, and those that fled the countries faced severe racism. <ref>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-09-05/wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq</ref>		*The imperial push for oil and thus profit led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many innocent civilians were killed, and those that fled the countries faced severe racism. <ref>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-09-05/wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq</ref>
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	<p><span style="">In a restricted sense, the term </span>'''<span style="">capitalism</span>'''<span style=""> describes an </span>'''<span style="">economic system based on private property </span>'''<span style="">and in which the means of production (land, raw materials, tools) do not belong to the owners or </span><span style="">producers. <ref>Fortier, Jean-François and Pizarro-Noel, François. <em>Sociology from A to Z</em> , 2013, ERPI, Montreal, 175p.</ref> ''Capitalism is an economic system in which almost anything we need or want must be bought on the market, and in which most of us have nothing to sell but our labour. Capitalism is not a thing, but a social relation between capital and labour that divides humanity into two principal social classes: the capitalist class, or bourgeoisie, which owns the means of production (tools, resources, land), and the working class, or proletariat, which does not have access to the means of production and therefore must sell its own labour power, or ability to work. ''-</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> </p>		<p><span style="">In a restricted sense, the term </span>'''<span style="">capitalism</span>'''<span style=""> describes an </span>'''<span style="">economic system based on private property </span>'''<span style="">and in which the means of production (land, raw materials, tools) do not belong to the owners or </span><span style="">producers. <ref>Fortier, Jean-François and Pizarro-Noel, François. <em>Sociology from A to Z</em> , 2013, ERPI, Montreal, 175p.</ref> ''Capitalism is an economic system in which almost anything we need or want must be bought on the market, and in which most of us have nothing to sell but our labour. Capitalism is not a thing, but a social relation between capital and labour that divides humanity into two principal social classes: the capitalist [[class]], or bourgeoisie, which owns the means of production (tools, resources, land), and the working [[class]], or proletariat, which does not have access to the means of production and therefore must sell its own labour power, or ability to work. ''-</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> </p>
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	== Examples of the consequences of capitalism ==		== Examples of the consequences of capitalism ==

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	<p><span style="">In a restricted sense, the term </span>'''<span style="">capitalism</span>'''<span style=""> describes an </span>'''<span style="">economic system based on private property </span>'''<span style="">and in which the means of production (land, raw materials, tools) do not belong to the owners or </span><span style="">producers. <ref>Fortier, Jean-François and Pizarro-Noel, François. <em>Sociology from A to Z</em> , 2013, ERPI, Montreal, 175p.</ref> ''Capitalism is an economic system in which almost anything we need or want must be bought on the market, and in which most of us have nothing to sell but our labour. Capitalism is not a thing, but a social relation between capital and labour that divides humanity into two principal social classes: the capitalist class, or bourgeoisie, which owns the means of production (tools, resources, land), and the working class, or proletariat, which does not have access to the means of production and therefore must sell its own labour power, or ability to work. ''-</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> </p>		<p><span style="">In a restricted sense, the term </span>'''<span style="">capitalism</span>'''<span style=""> describes an </span>'''<span style="">economic system based on private property </span>'''<span style="">and in which the means of production (land, raw materials, tools) do not belong to the owners or </span><span style="">producers. <ref>Fortier, Jean-François and Pizarro-Noel, François. <em>Sociology from A to Z</em> , 2013, ERPI, Montreal, 175p.</ref> ''Capitalism is an economic system in which almost anything we need or want must be bought on the market, and in which most of us have nothing to sell but our labour. Capitalism is not a thing, but a social relation between capital and labour that divides humanity into two principal social classes: the capitalist class, or bourgeoisie, which owns the means of production (tools, resources, land), and the working class, or proletariat, which does not have access to the means of production and therefore must sell its own labour power, or ability to work. ''-</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> </p>
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	<span>Capitalism originated </span>in northwestern Europe between the sixteenth and nineteenth century, and expanded from this region to the rest of the world through colonialism and imperialism. </p>		<span>Capitalism originated </span>in northwestern Europe between the sixteenth and nineteenth century, and expanded from this region to the rest of the world through colonialism and imperialism. </p>
	<p><br>''<span style="">Characteristics of capitalism from a sociological point of view include:</span>''</p>		<p><br>''<span style="">Characteristics of capitalism from a sociological point of view include:</span>''</p>

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	<p><span style="">In a restricted sense, the term </span>'''<span style="">capitalism</span>'''<span style=""> describes an </span>'''<span style="">economic system based on private property </span>'''<span style="">and in which the means of production (land, raw materials, tools) do not belong to the owners or </span><span style="">producers. <ref>Fortier, Jean-François and Pizarro-Noel, François. <em>Sociology from A to Z</em> , 2013, ERPI, Montreal, 175p.</ref> ''Capitalism is an economic system in which almost anything we need or want must be bought on the market, and in which most of us have nothing to sell but our labour. Capitalism is not a thing, but a social relation between capital and labour that divides humanity into two principal social classes: the capitalist class, or bourgeoisie, which owns the means of production (tools, resources, land), and the working class, or proletariat, which does not have access to the means of production and therefore must sell its own labour power, or ability to work. ''-</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> </p>		<p><span style="">In a restricted sense, the term </span>'''<span style="">capitalism</span>'''<span style=""> describes an </span>'''<span style="">economic system based on private property </span>'''<span style="">and in which the means of production (land, raw materials, tools) do not belong to the owners or </span><span style="">producers. <ref>Fortier, Jean-François and Pizarro-Noel, François. <em>Sociology from A to Z</em> , 2013, ERPI, Montreal, 175p.</ref> ''Capitalism is an economic system in which almost anything we need or want must be bought on the market, and in which most of us have nothing to sell but our labour. Capitalism is not a thing, but a social relation between capital and labour that divides humanity into two principal social classes: the capitalist class, or bourgeoisie, which owns the means of production (tools, resources, land), and the working class, or proletariat, which does not have access to the means of production and therefore must sell its own labour power, or ability to work. ''-</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup>Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> </p>
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			<span>Capitalism originated </span>in northwestern Europe between the sixteenth and nineteenth century, and expanded from this region to the rest of the world through colonialism and imperialism. </p>
	<p><br>''<span style="">Characteristics of capitalism from a sociological point of view include:</span>''</p>		<p><br>''<span style="">Characteristics of capitalism from a sociological point of view include:</span>''</p>
	#<span style="">Incessant search for profit through commercial exchange</span>		#<span style="">Incessant search for profit through commercial exchange</span>
	#<span style="">The separation of producers and the means of production</span>		#<span style="">The separation of producers and the means of production</span>
	#<span style="">The private (exclusive) and privative (depriving others) appropriation of wealth</span>		#<span style="">The private (exclusive) and privative (depriving others) appropriation of wealth</span>

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	<span style="">Capitalism originated </span>in northwestern Europe between the sixteenth and nineteenth century, and expanded from this region to the rest of the world through colonialism and imperialism. <span>Capitalism's uncontrolled growth translates into </span>'''<span>an ever-increasing exploitation of people and nature. </span>'''<span style="">The many </span><span>social and environmental consequences</span><span style=""> of capitalism are discussed on the page: [[anti-capitalism]].</span><span style=""></span>
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	<div class="box theory snapshot"><p>To be '''anti-capitalist''' is to recognize that ''"capitalism is a profit-driven economic system that, in spite of its supposed material benefits, is rooted in inequality, exploitation, dispossession, and environmental destruction." -''Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> Anti-capitalism rejects that capitalism is the only or best available way to operate a society.</p></div>
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	== Examples of the consequences of capitalism ==		== Examples of the consequences of capitalism ==

	Capitalists are indifferent to the morality of the commodities produced; the only goal is to generate profit.		Capitalists are indifferent to the morality of the commodities produced; the only goal is to generate profit. <span>Capitalism's uncontrolled growth translates into </span>'''<span>an ever-increasing exploitation of people and nature. </span>'''<span>Social and environmental consequences</span><span> of capitalism are further discussed on the page: [[anti-capitalism]].</span>
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	*Workers earn a salary to compensate their labour. This is often a fraction of the salary afforded to the individual who could afford to fund the facility the worker is employed in, or who runs the brand or company they work for.		*Workers earn a salary to compensate their labour. This is often a fraction of the salary afforded to the individual who could afford to fund the facility the worker is employed in, or who runs the brand or company they work for.
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			*The imperial push for oil and thus profit led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many innocent civilians were killed, and those that fled the countries faced severe racism. <ref>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-09-05/wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq</ref>
	*The imperial push for oil and thus profit led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many innocent civilians were killed, and those that fled the countries faced severe racism. <ref>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-09-05/wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq</ref>
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			<div class="box theory snapshot"><p>To be '''anti-capitalist''' is to recognize that ''"capitalism is a profit-driven economic system that, in spite of its supposed material benefits, is rooted in inequality, exploitation, dispossession, and environmental destruction." -''Jeffery R. Webber, Beautiful Trouble <ref>https://beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool/capitalism</ref> Anti-capitalism rejects that capitalism is the only or best available way to operate a society.</p></div>
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			== Examples of the consequences of capitalism ==

			Capitalists are indifferent to the morality of the commodities produced; the only goal is to generate profit.
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			*The imperial push for oil and thus profit led to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many innocent civilians were killed, and those that fled the countries faced severe racism. <ref>https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-09-05/wars-in-afghanistan-and-iraq</ref>
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