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Originally Posted by moon_dancer_withU
It is possible that we cast a different light on the matter, so let's see.
I think that the key word for both "ism"s is work. In both socialism and capitalism, one has to work for one's money, right?
It is also true that in both "ism"s, some of the organisms (IRS, banks, health/insurance/etc systems) are appropriating quite a big slice of one's revenues.
What differs, in my opinion, is the motivation for work induced to the tax payers of different "ism"s and the variety of goods that can be obtained with the results of one's work.
All these elements led me to the affirmation that capitalism and socialism are, in fact, labels put on a System that's actually working on his own benefit and to the detriment of the majority of its human components.
I think that the political platforms that initially founded and distinguished these "ism"s are no longer to be found in practice. They are just a theory now, but they work just the same. Not to mention that they are merely tools to rule, to get results looked forward by a handful of people and to satisfy their appetite for power.
If I would rather live in capitalism then in socialism? Definitely. In socialism I would probably be shot for heresy  . |
I don't understand quite well your "labels" notion. Do you mean they are just nouns put on an economical system that barely differ ? You confess by yourself that those systems are different in tems of motivations to work. And that supposes a completely different global organisation (for example, private property or not). Besides, you write that "political platforms [...] are no longer to be found in practice", though you conclude you prefer capitalism ("In socialism [...] for heresy"), which means there still are real political differences that interfere in lives - perhaps not, or no more, for you : but ask a North-Corean or people from Argentina.
On the contrary, I don't think something as a systeme working for his own exist. Behind each possible systeme, there are people that imagine, want it, and work according to it. This kind of systeme is a systeme of interests, i. e. individuals more or less able to use it, and in the meanwhile, other people.
(I'm looking forward to an answer, as those questions really interest me).