[quote]As you can see, you have succeeded in irritating me with your own repeated ad hominem.
You are entirely wrong. I hold individual freedoms and responsibilities in the highest standing. In fact, I would argue that the first among those responsibilities is the one we have to others.
No. It is your wasted intellect.
Communitarian values, including Socialism, have made our species as successful as it has become. Socialism, per se, is a relatively new process. You may know the difficulties Capitalism had in its birth, so I would expect the newer advancement to need some room, too.
The model for Capitalism that most of the world has experienced is one of crass exploitation; from the Opium Wars to Iraq's occupation. It is no wonder that peoples who have been drained of their countries natural resources look to alternative models.