What's In The Box?

I liked this comment I composed on another Blog HomeFree so much I feel I want to post it here as well.

Without seeming like some ultra left anti capitalist (the instant someone says something like that you know they are about to do the opposite). It worries me that the level at which western society has embraced capitalism has some very far reaching potential effects. That unless they (the multi nationals) are kept in check by something (anything) we are going to leave the world with the equivalent of McDonald's as it's only choice of restaurant, Wal-Mart its only supermarket and so on. Look at the Smith Kline Beecham control of medication or the Lever Bros control of soap and detergents. The consumer is more limited in the choices they are making than they think. Multi national companies using different branding for the same products, for different markets. Look under the lid and it's just the same product from the same source just a differing label.

It follows a long term "rant" theme of mine based on a quote from The Brothers Karamazov to do with allowing people small liberties in their cages and them hailing you as a great liberator, not seeing they remained caged.