It’s equally stupid to say that capitalism is fine but fascism is a step too far. If capitalism had been capable of existing without fascism, fascism wouldn’t have existed. Fascism is supposed to be just an excrescence, or so I’ve read. But a person suffering from a certain type of excrescence known as cancer is prone to die even if he is otherwise perfectly healthy. The idea of a peaceful capitalism is lunacy. People think this is how it works: everything is ticking along quite nicely, peace reigns, but then there’s a disruption, an unfortunate incident: war. It’s like with fattening pigs! Every day someone brings you a nice meal; you get washed, flattered and photographed; but from time to time an unfortunate incident occurs and you get slaughtered.

— Refugee Conversations by Bertolt Brecht