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Could we agree that the level of commitment to society’s well-being can be a slider and not a switch between two extremes? Also, from what I know, “socialist”
by andrei_says_ 8y ago
Could we agree that the level of commitment to society’s well-being can be a slider and not a switch between two extremes?
Also, from what I know, “socialist” societies in the eastern block were closer to socialism-flavored dictatorships resulting from power grabs and nepotism on epic scale.
- godzillabrennus 8y agoThat’s the old argument of “they didn’t try socialism right” that many make when they want to give government more power over the lives of their fellow citizens. I feel torn. Obviously no one with morals wants to see others left behind in a capitalistic society. On the other hand welfare states seem like pyramid schemes and the further left you go with giving more power to government the worse the lives of citizens get. I found Penn Jillette’s talk on YouTube about why he found libertarianism eye opening. https://youtu.be/OG3Kyk3Xc5A https://youtu.be/OG3Kyk3Xc5A Still, our entire economic system seems ready to collapse. Many of our best business leaders are starting to agree that we may need to tax corporations that use robots and provide a reverse income tax to give people money to live.
- andrei_says_ 8y agoThat’s the old “let me frame your argument as something else and easily dismiss it” trick. This frame has nothing to do with what I had in mind. Please let go of it completely and re-read my comment.
- some_account 8y agoThe Nordic countries have managed to combine socialism and capitalism in a very nice way i think. But now it's on its way to less gloryful days due to massive immigration and the problems it's causing.