Imagine a society where a small minority of people have absolute control over the masses. In such a society, the media and institutions are the main means of spreading messages of false hopes and false promises. Through the mass propaganda machines of media and popular culture, a state of group thinking and conformity is established where a set of values ​​is imposed so that a few can benefit immensely at the expense of the many. One might think that such a story is only told in dystopian fiction, but the truth is that we live in such a society and the main cause of this oppression of the masses is our economic and social system, capitalism. Capitalism is an oppressive economic and social system. system. It is a tool used by the wealthy minority to oppress, divide and control our society, our relationships and our governments. These divisions created by the capitalist economic and social system have been blamed for many disparities in our society by conflict theory philosophers such as Karl Marx. These philosophers assert that since groups are engaged in a power struggle, the needs of all will not be met and will result in the exploitation and oppression of disadvantaged individuals [1]. Capitalism is a system based on exploitation. This creates class divisions between those who own capital and control the means of production and those who do not [2]. These divisions serve as a means of exploitation, such that individuals without power or wealth are forced to run on a perpetual "hamster wheel," chasing false dreams of opportunity, while those with wealth and control the means of production can continue to become even richer. This system perpetuates the myth that through hard work one can achieve great wealth. Without much investment... middle of paper... I get together, even for fun and entertainment, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or a ploy to increase the price. ].Capitalism has proven to be a corrupt, unjust and exploitative system that favors the rich and powerful over others and creates social and economic divisions. This erodes our fundamental democratic principles upon which many of our nations' founders strived. Across class divisions, capitalism keeps the poor and the rich separated and ensures that the social mobility of hard-working individuals is prevented. This causes divisions in relations between men and women and through the control of our media and our institutions; it perpetuates false dreams in order to keep the masses oppressed. However, revolutionaries like Arab Spring protesters Che Guevara and Betty Friedan worked to end this oppression...