Capitalism has created immense amounts of suffering and destruction since its beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. Capitalist apologists will often claim that this is "not real capitalism" or "crony capitalism."
Death toll
Capitalism killed over 160 million people in India alone between 1880 and 1920.[1] The United States has intentionally killed over 11 million people, including over five million indigenous people.[2]
Starvation
All of the worst 50 countries in terms of starvation rate are capitalist. Somalia, a capitalist country, has a starvation rate more than 10 times as high as Laos, the most malnourished socialist country, and over 300 times as high as socialist Vietnam.[3]
Mass incarceration
The United States imprisons 2.8% of its population, a higher rate than the Soviet Union at the height of the Purges.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Ben Norton (2022-12-12). "British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism" Multipolarista. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ↑ Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'Introduction' (p. 22). [PDF] European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026
- ↑ "Malnutrition". World Health Rankings. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Saed Teymuri (2018-10-31). "The Truth about the Soviet Gulag - Surprisingly Revealed by the CIA" The Stalinist Katyusha. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-09-11.