Whether you call it tyranny or corruption, the question is what is it about socialism and capitalism that leaves people defenseless against such corruption.
Here's a hint. It came up earlier in discussing primitive tribes, when we discussed traditional economics, as it existed up into the Medieval Period.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Uh, no, theres not really. Socialism is as individualistic and egalitarian as capitalism. Now there's a huge hint.
Socialism is just a variation on capitalism, it is derived from capitalism but for a single aspect, in capitalism the owner decides how to distribute the value of production, in socialism the workers do--in both, however, through democracy, direct or representative, control is centralized and central planners decide.
The question is why can't that centralization of political power be resisted?
Last edited by Chris; 02-11-2019 at 09:05 PM.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
You are massively off-base. I have never received any form of assistance in my entire life and while I am currently 63, I continue to work for a living and have owned my home outright for many years. I just don't happen to think that the examples of state socialism thus far have been free of corruption - in fact quite the opposite. Nor is capitalism free of corruption. The major difference in my view is that in general, the capitalist world has gone out of its way to sanction and otherwise tried to destroy self-described socialist economies. That doesn't change the fact that both types of economies contain internal rot and corruption in the highest quarters. The so-called free market does not really exist because of corruption in the world that creates monopolistic forces with government protections.
FYI, your ownership by government begins the day that you are born and registered and is consummated on that day that your social security number is issued. The NSA and Homeland Security constantly monitor your telephone and internet activity and given a state of war, you can be conscripted. If you fail to pay your taxes you will be imprisoned unless the government can sell your property to cover your debt. Your land can be expropriated at any time at the will of government because despite purchasing the land, you do not enjoy allodial title. The Federal Reserve Bank is a third party operation that is effectively part of both the IMF and the World Bank and operates at the whim of global interests.
Tell me about your actual freedom.
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In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi