NOW, I read Mike Joslin’s comments (Your Say, Nov 20) as I usually do with a touch of guarded scepticism.

Only because he appears to be on the side of those who, for the want of a better phrase, are at the bottom of the feeding chain. But then announces rather gratuitously that “I’ve had a very successful life and believe in the benefits of capitalism”.

Then, he offers up “a black future ahead if the world doesn’t wake up to the fact that the weak and defenceless have nothing to offer us but despair and hatred”.

Well, forgive me if I don’t quite understand his quaint argument, because it is all very well putting forward the proposition that we need to “fight against the greedy superclass”, but on the other hand, be a willing collaborator of a capitalist methodology. It makes no sense at all.
The sole reason why we have a “weak and defenceless” class – the vast majority – is precisely because the “wealthy and powerful” do not want to “rectify matters”. After all, from their point of view, why should they? And I guess that Mr Joslin, being an advocate of the benefits of capitalism, still believes in the "trickle down" concept of wealth distribution? As more people get richer, more poor people will get richer too?

Mr Joslin says he will “continue to fight against the creation of greedy superclass”. With respect, I can’t see how he will accomplish this? Especially when he believes in the “benefits of capitalism”.

Besides, until and unless capitalism in its current guise is radically purged of its rapacious and monopolistic habits, Mike Joslin might be better employed to give far less plaudits to free enterprise and instead, give much more effort to all those people who, through no fault of their own, find themselves constantly on the blunt end of it.

Andrew Martin
Weymouth