Capitalism's Fatal Omissions: A Study in Deflection

Philosophics — Philosophical and Political Ramblings · Nov 8, 2025 · 10m

The provided text is an excerpt from a philosophical essay titled 'Excess Deaths Attributable to Capitalism: A Case Study in Deflection' published on the 'Philosophics' blog on November 8, 2025. The author, Bry Willis, argues that when critics point out that capitalism causes deaths through bureaucratic neglect and systemic issues, defenders of the market reflexively deflect by citing atrocities committed under historical socialist regimes like the Holodomor or the Great Leap Forward. Willis contends that while socialist atrocities were explicit, capitalism kills implicitly 'by omission'…