Capitalism is defined as an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market. Most anti-war protestors attribute the capitalist state to war and most social ills in the world. However, capitalism is used as the scapegoat for world problems such as violence, third world poverty, and the depletion of the environment. Nonetheless, …showed first 75 words of 1135 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1135 total…the survival of their state and protection of their property, not with warfare. Capitalism does not cause war. The definition I have offered of militarism is a much safer one. In addition, militarism does not cause war either. Due to the success provided by capitalism, countries must be ready to protect their property. This readiness to defend a state's property, can not be obscured to mean that countries see war as a "desirable social activity."