http://www.alternet.org/story/68927/?page=entire

"I don't think we can separate capitalism from democracy. If capitalism is working well and democracy is working poorly, democracy is working poorly in part because capitalism is working so vibrantly. Capitalism has overrun democracy."


Capitalism does operate on forces that are opposed to the ideals of a democracy, i.e., all people are of intrinsically equal worth. Capitalism is about exploitation of natural resources and human resources for profit.