Capitalism, Class and Matrix of Domination

In the reading Capitalism, Class, and the Matrix of Domination it talks about how we haven't really dealt with white racism. The link between capitalism and racism is very strong and does occur in our daily lives. In a capitalistic society the goal is to make as much money as possible, invest that money to produce goods and services. Capitalism has its advantages such as providing food, housing and healthcare. But it also has its disadvantages such as producing tobacco, drugs and slavery. In capitalism making a good profit is the be all and end all. Capitlists employ the workers to help them produce the goods so they are sold onto the market. The employers try to keep wages at a steady price to satisfy the workers and so they are not giving the workers too much money. Capitalism does produce record profits for some but it also produces great inequality for many individuals. People seem to describe themselves now as working class more so than middle class as they did in the past. Capitalism and race have always been mixed together. Starting with black enslavement in the colonization of America to even after the period of the Civil War. It brought about great oppression of certain races. Capitalists have also used racism against white workers to keep wages low and productivity high. After the Civil War, lower class whites had it difficult with the emancipation of the slaves. The capitalists would also threaten to let workers go if they demanded higher wages. It was especially hard in the future for whites. Eventhough they might have had the superiority of their skin color, there might be something else wrong with them such as a disability, or sexual orientation. Or if a person is white working class male who is having a hard time making ends meat he doesn't see the advantage of his race. Capitalists also try to pit certain groups against each other so it will distract them from the true injustices of their wages. People believe there is a clear cut answer for privilege, race, class, and capitalism. But the line between these isn't so clear cut it is much more fuzzy and complicated.
Does capitalism create so many problems in dealing with race we need to think about a new system that will be more equal and fair? Capitalism does create many problems but on the hole it is a good system that should not be changed only improved. We refer to America as the land of opportunity a place where you can come from the bottom and work your way to the top. What other country can really say that? Very few. People come from all over the world to America for opportunity skills. Granted their are many cases where the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. If there is a certain skill that you want to attain so you can have a higher paying job you can attain it by going to school and learning. In many other countries that simple is not the case. If you are a person of color, or a different gender it is harder for you to acheive certain goals because of preexisting prejudices and upbringing. But in our society we have become more tolerant of different races but not tolerant enough.
I felt this article was extremely informative in describing the complexities in dealing with race and capitalistic goals. It talks about the disadvantages male whites faced. In past readings it talks about the advantages they had over slaves. Capitalism is a good economic system but it has its disadvantages like any economic system. In order to fix these problems we need to be more tolerant as a society. If we treated each other as equals then the job market would be much better.