> The point is that these things are faults of leaders, not necessarily ideologies, because you find them in every system. While you find them in every system,

> The point is that these things are faults of leaders, not necessarily ideologies, because you find them in every system. While you find them in every system, you find them more frequently in totalitarian ones. > Furthermore, socialism is inevitable. Just look at the world today- distinctly more socialist than it was 100 years ago. Yes, but less socialist than 50 years ago, which suggests it's an ebb and flow type of deal, rather than some death march toward communism. > My parents have lived in both communism and capitalism and believe a mixed society is probably the best. My parents have lived in both communism and capitalism and believe capitalism is best.