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Harun Yahya

which the poor and down-and-out are oppressed and receive no help at all, in which there are no social
welfare programs, and where social injustice is regarded not as a problem but as a "natural" state of af-
fairs.
The economic model we shall be criticizing here is not the liberal economy—the free economic mod-

el based on private property and competition—but savage capitalism.
The source of inspiration behind it, as we shall show in due course, is Social Darwinism.
Those who first brought Darwinist practices into the business world were the Americans known as
the "robber barons." They believed in Darwinism and thought that its claim regarding "the survival of

the fittest" somehow justified their own ruthless practices. 18 The result was the start of a ruthless com-
petition in business, capable of ending even in murder. The robber barons' sole aim was to make even
more money and gain even more power. They had no interest in social well-being, even for their own
workers. Millions of lives were ruined when Darwinism entered the economy, causing extremely low

wages, appalling working conditions, and long working hours. The lack of any safety precautions
caused workers to fall ill, become injured, or even die.

Maltreated people facing famine or impoverished by war and con-
flict deserve the help of the wealthy. Under Social Darwinist morali-
ty, however, people are not encouraged to assist one another or care
for the needy.

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