"Pizza for Warsaw, Torte for France" by Slavenca Drakulic

The story portrays the differences between communism and capitalism, by comparing the bright and “uncomfortably rich” nation known as USA and the countries in Europe still living under communism iron rule. In communism there is no incentive to strive, no real reason for workers to give it there all in their line of work because people are paid equally no matter the effort or enthusiasm the person has. People are treated equally and the government controls everything, from the health and educational care, to the prices of the food you see on the supermarkets. Since there isn’t any initiative to strive to produce better efficiency for a company it instills laziness unto the people because, why should I work harder than my partner if we are going to get paid the same? However we live in a society who exercises capitalism instead of communism. Now capitalism is actually the imperfect answer to the inefficiency communist have instilled unwillingly upon their citizens, but at a price. While capitalisms valor hard work, initiative and creativity, it is also the cradle of corruption, for by focusing on the individual progress of ones life instead of the progress of a nation, we are injecting through eyes, mouth, ears and veins the true enemy of progress and that is selfishness. There is no right way when the right only goes to the few who can rise above society, for in this land there is a new God, it’s called money and justice answers to it’s every whim like a lap dog. As Rousseau once said, “Instead of bettering man, we must first better the society.” What good does it do to change man if the seed of it’s corruption is never changed?