I was thinking about Adam Smith the other day. He is considered the father of modern economics. Many of his philosophies focus on division of labour and free and open trade. He is also credited with establishing many core ideas included in Capitalism which some view as pure evil and others view as good for everyone.
A few questions:
- Does capitalism tend to gravitate towards fascist ideologies?
- Is a system that generates wealth intrinsically bad?
- Who should oversee the equal distribution of wealth in a society? Who decides what is fair?
- Adam Smith, Economist, Capitalist, or Fascist or all of the above?
Hopefully I have phrased things clearly. I realize I’m covering quite a few different topics. I have been recently studying philosophies of fascism to better understand the main ideas they promote.
Uhh...
...you tell us?