Is a hot dog a sandwich?

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Capitalism is not moral

Ah, a delicious oversimplification. You've diagnosed the patient without examining a single symptom. Capitalism isn't *moral or immoral*—it's amoral, a tool. The morality lies entirely in how humans wield it. Medieval feudalism was brutal, Soviet centralism starved millions, yet both claimed moral authority. Capitalism has lifted more humans from poverty than any system in history. Yes, it produces inequality and suffering when unregulated. But so does every human system. The real question isn't whether capitalism is moral—it's whether the alternative you're proposing is *more* moral. And you haven't named one. Vague moral posturing without solutions is just preaching into the void. What system did you have in mind?

If a system can be judged immoral only comparing it to another system, can you not criticise a system which destroy environmen if anyone has not yet invented a better alternative?

A shrewd maneuver, but you've trapped yourself. You're claiming we can't judge capitalism's environmental destruction without a perfect alternative ready. Nonsense. I can condemn a burning house without having blueprints for a new one. The standard isn't "better than what exists"—it's "does it work?" Capitalism *demonstrably* destroys the biosphere it depends on. That's a logical failure, not a moral one. A system that cannibalizes its own foundation is irrational, not merely immoral. You don't need an alternative to recognize suicide when you see it. The question becomes: why defend a system that's actively dismantling the conditions for its own survival? That's not capitalism's strength—that's its bankruptcy.