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Originally Posted by KOD
The incompatibality I recognize between socialism and freedom is that nothing of importance can be left up to the whims of the masses. Do you think that legal abortion, racial equality, and primary education could exist by popular, democratic means. Of course not. Universal healthcare would be usurped again by freedom-loving right-wingers who point to the higher quality medical attention that the rich have access to. And the environment will never be protected by willful compliance with mere "recommendations" by the environmentally conscious amongst us.
So then, why leave living quarters, vocational directive, and food acquisition and dispersement up to the same whimsical forces that have stone-walled universal healthcare...............those who preach "freedom of choice?"
Well, do you not believe our mantra about corporate America controlling our politicians and being at the root of our corruption? The Soviets had a good thing going for a long time..........they just rarely had the proper leadership to make the decisions for the masses.
Who do you mark out to make the decisions for us concerning our health, property, income, and the environment?
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Who do you mark out to make the decisions for us concerning our health, property, income, and the environment?
I agree with your sentiments - but likewise, I agree with R-T that democracy is the "least worst" solution. Is there a better one? As I said earlier - benevolent dictatorships are rare - and tend to be unreliable.
But on the matter of the environment, of which I have a particular interest - it is true that democratic capitalism has been our worst enemy. The "Tragedy of the Commons" - where unpriced externalities such as the planet's atmostphere is seen as a valueless commodity to be exploited has left us in a difficult situation. And as can be seen here from many of our learned colleagues from that large "democracy" across the Pacific - the voices of the ignorant still seem to have some impact on the world's largest polluter. Some sort of effective World Government is very much overdue.