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Libertarianism, socialism, capitalism etc. all fail to take into account human nature and that's where all the conflicts come from. Regulation is necessary to

Libertarianism, socialism, capitalism etc. all fail to take into account human nature and that's where all the conflicts come from. Regulation is necessary to ensure that people who manage to get into position of power, who have certain kinds of personality disorders and other issues won't be able to game the system to their own personal advantage or satisfaction. In most cases whether it is socialism or capitalism, while they have good intentions, they are always ruined by corruption and other other undesirable behaviours that typically people climbing to the top have.

UncleSlacky 4y ago
"To look at people in capitalist society and conclude that human nature is egoism, is like looking at people in a factory where pollution is destroying their lungs and saying that it is human nature to cough." - Andrew Collier
- DrThunder 4y ago
  Yes... because no one is coughing from pollution in North Korea or China. Name a society where no one is in power.
- varispeed 4y ago
  That's catchy simplification of how complex human nature is, borders on ignorant. In every culture and political system you will have people climbing to power using universally unethical means and then use their position to inflict suffering on the people they see as beneath them or use that power for other types of personal gain or gain for the group they represent at the expense of others. It does not mean that every person is like this. It is a spectrum. Majority of people just want to live their lives in peace, but they have to navigate their lives through the whatever system has been created for them. You will have corrupt civil servants in a communist country just as in capitalist country and the elites are very much the same. I have lived in both systems and each system exploits slightly different groups of people. Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference.

UncleSlacky 4y ago

"To look at people in capitalist society and conclude that human nature is egoism, is like looking at people in a factory where pollution is destroying their lungs and saying that it is human nature to cough." - Andrew Collier

DrThunder 4y ago
Yes... because no one is coughing from pollution in North Korea or China. Name a society where no one is in power.
varispeed 4y ago
That's catchy simplification of how complex human nature is, borders on ignorant. In every culture and political system you will have people climbing to power using universally unethical means and then use their position to inflict suffering on the people they see as beneath them or use that power for other types of personal gain or gain for the group they represent at the expense of others. It does not mean that every person is like this. It is a spectrum. Majority of people just want to live their lives in peace, but they have to navigate their lives through the whatever system has been created for them. You will have corrupt civil servants in a communist country just as in capitalist country and the elites are very much the same. I have lived in both systems and each system exploits slightly different groups of people. Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference.