David Korten on Capitalist Myth Busting

Capitalism builds its legitimacy on a foundation of cultural myths. Expose the myths and its legitimacy crumbles.....The following are examples:

• Life is more valuable than money.
  
  
• Life is the source of all true wealth. Destroying
  life to make money is a social pathology.
  
  
• Democracy is an obvious alternative to corporate rule.
  
  
• A market economy is an obvious alternative to both
  capitalism and socialism.
  
  
• True prosperity means every person has an
  adequate and fulfilling means of living.
  
  
• Most people are by nature cooperative and compassionate.
  
  
• Natural rights reside only in living beings.
  
  
• It is the right of all people to participate in
  the decisions that shape their lives.
  
  
• Political democracy is inseparable from economic democracy.
  
  
• Human institutions have only the power we choose to
  yield to them.
  
  
• Laws made by people can be changed by people.
  
  
  (David Korten, 333)