Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
As for Socialism, while FDR's programs were inarguably much-needed at the time, my objection to the homogeneous society that you describe is exactly what you mentioned - it denies ambition and success. There are leaders and there are followers - it's human nature. To deny leaders their place in society is a recipe for disaster, IMO.


Which is why my thought is that a common ground should be found between Communism and Capitalism. Pure communism is crap. Complete and total crap. It's designed for the middle class, and the middle class gets completely fucked dry. Capitalism is designed for the upper class, and resultingly, the middle class still gets screwed over.

But, I'd be completely in favor of a socialist economy that still leaves room for ambition to breath. It's no doubt that what we have now is a capitalist market with hints of faint socialism here and there. But I think the balance between government control and private ownership should be a bit more balanced. Environmental concerns obviously need to be met, and regulations need to be enforced a bit more solidly. Programs designed to meet with the unemployed and serve for both state and personal betterment (IE, public works) would drastically improve employment ratios. And then there are matters of out sourcing (among other corporate issues) that just need to be shot down.

The thing that confuses me about outsourcing is that many corporations claim it's needed due to poor economic conditions in America, but if they were to just stop it altogether much of the economy would work itself out and improve. It's just a personal mess dealing with profits.

I think a mixed socialist system (socialist, not Communist) would be able to function quite well while leaving room for ambition. You could still start business, go into business, etcetera; but regulation would be needed to ensure environmental and labor maintenance.

The only problem is, most people will fight socialism to the death without really taking the time to consider the benefits because of the negative view it's been branded for being associated with Communism... Which in itself isn't a bad system, just extremely faulty and notoriously poorly executed, making Communism not even worth another attempt.

I think another problem is that people are convinced that Communism and Socialism are the same thing.

Last edited by long_lost_corleone; 06/02/07 12:23 PM.
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