Supporting the troops...progressive liberal style

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear Mr. Bedson,

Socialism concentrates power and relies on rhetoric and party loyalty creating the opportunity for the misuse of same.

This is partly true, but the flaw lies in people, not the system. The same sentence can easily be worded: "Capitalism concentrates power and relies on rhetoric (and advertising, read:'propaganda') and brand/corporate-culture loyalty creating the opportunity for the misuse of same".

[Drew Bedson]

This is partly true, but the flaw lies in people, not the system. The same sentence can easily be worded: "Capitalism concentrates power and relies on rhetoric (and advertising, read:'propaganda') and brand/corporate-culture loyalty creating the opportunity for the misuse of same".

Knew that was comming as I wrote it. The flaw is in people and Socialism does not recognize idividualism wheras capitalism thrives on it.

Thanks for commng out!

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear Mr. Bedson,

Socialism does not recognize idividualism wheras capitalism thrives on it.

I beg to differ. Socialism (that is, a blended economic system, with taxes appropriated for 'the common good) does recognize individual effort, but takes a share. Socialism serves the individual and also 'everyone', while capitalism serves only the individual and itself.

[Drew Bedson]

Not even going to bother quoting that rubbish as you will probably want to edit it when you wake up.

Socialism when blended? Ok, how about capitalism when blended with democracy like we have now? Same diff, just different starting points and, Socialism never worked when that was the starting point.

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear Mr. Bedson,

Socialism when blended? Ok, how about capitalism when blended with democracy like we have now? Same diff, just different starting points and, Socialism never worked when that was the starting point.

Socialism has always, and further, is the only thing, that has always worked. If you don't help provide for the sheep, you'd have nothing to fleece!

[Drew Bedson]

Socialism has always, and further, is the only thing, that has always worked. If you don't help provide for the sheep, you'd have nothing to fleece!

Yep. In some form it does. Kinda like the form that we have here where capitalism and democracy provide the tools for it to provide for the sheep to fleece.

The form where it does not work is pretty much every one where socialism came after a revolution against a tyrant or another political entity. There, after promises of prosperity and equality it turns into intellectual purges and horror beyond imagination. Yes, a far better system for mankind if we were not human. However, the easiest one to start with from scratch but, it never works without the infastructure already in place.