''Capitalism is Cannibalism'' is a 1982 song and EP by the British anarcho-punk band

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. It was considered by many "the band's defining moment." The title comes from a speech by

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.Debs: His Life, Writings and Speeches ,ed. Bruce Rogers, Stephen Marion Reynolds - 1908 "The capitalist exists by exploitation, lives out of the labor, that is to say the life, of the working man; consumes him, and his code of morals and standard of ethics justify it and this proves that capitalism is cannibalism. (Applause.) " It reached No.9 in the UK Indie Hit list and was placed for 10 weeks.

Track list

A1 Capitalism Is Cannibalism :2 Violence Is Violence B1 Prime To Pension :2 All Things Bright And Beautiful

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