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He draws analogies to communist systems that he sees to have repeatedly failed in this manner. | He draws analogies to communist systems that he sees to have repeatedly failed in this manner. | ||
Similar to ''Steven Pinker'', he reminds of the fact that current capitalist systems have reduced poverty more than any other economic systems. | Similar to ''Steven Pinker'', he reminds of the fact that current capitalist systems have reduced poverty more than any other economic systems. | ||
He accuses Marxism of | He accuses Marxism of resentment, claiming that Marxists tend to ignore the fact that rich people are not much happier. Rather, the progress towards wealth or any goal, is what provides meaning, structure and positive emotion. | ||
Marxists, he says, are primarily driven by a hatred for the rich and a sense of moral superiority. | Marxists, he says, are primarily driven by a hatred for the rich and a sense of moral superiority. | ||