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> Neoliberalism has resulted in preference for greater income equality is I think a misguided conclusion from what the survey actually asked. Just because one
by jdthedisciple 4y ago
> Neoliberalism has resulted in preference for greater income equality
is I think a misguided conclusion from what the survey actually asked.
Just because one of the side effects of having more freedom is that many people will choose not to use that freedom - while a few will totally successfully use it - doesn't mean that that is my preferred outcome.
I could prefer to have freedom and also prefer to have everyone use that freedom to their best benefit so that everyone is better off. It's just that that isn't what usually happens (mostly due to human nature).
In other words I could just as well say this (don't even need a survey for that):
Socialism results in preference for less freedom.
- m000 4y ago"Everyone": Go tell the homeless sleeping under the bridge to praise the Lord we don't have socialism, or they would end up in those nasty Khrushchyovkas.
- mrep 4y agoDidn't the soviets send people who didn't work to prison and then forced them to do hard labor?
- mordae 4y ago> mostly due to human nature Citation needed. Seriously, are you sure you are not mixing up free market conditioning with nature? Check out Dawn of Everything.
- jdthedisciple 4y agoOkay I didn't wanna go into that discussion: I don't think the true reasons are crucial for my argument here.