Elder DUers, please help enlighten me [View all]

[Risen Demon]

I'm 31 years old, and that seems young to this forum.

I know as a society, we are always fed with the idea that "capitalism good, socialism BAAAD!", but as I get older, I wonder why any sane human being, after years of progression could continue to support the crony capitalist system we have today. There's a difference between selling and exchanging products and services vs gutting companies and selling their assets for quick profit(the kind that offers no service). The latter is what I see as the biggest problem today. There are too many wealthy elites that make money of of nothing, in exchange for contributing nothing to society but meager mandatory taxes(or none at all).

I'm sure there are few blunt answers, such as "they were raised that way" or "one day I may be rich", but how much does someone have to take being bent over and violated before they turn around and say "NO MORE!". Could it be willful ignorance? Indifferent agreement? Could they really be against but fearful of their fellow man(liberal in a red state)?

Just something I was pondering over during lunch and what I've thought about several times. Figured here was a good enough place to ask.

Edit: To clarify, as I asked earlier,

How can any sane person continue to support this predatory capitalist system?