And since I'm on this...

[jsbowden]

Why the fuck are we so anti socialist anyway? Last time I looked, those semi socialist Germanic and Nordic states have the highest standards of living anywhere on the planet, and the highest per capita income levels to match. We can skip the nanny statism that comes with it, but the fiscal policy? It appears to be sound and work extremely well.

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[voltbang.livejournal.com]

Under unrestrained capitalism, our rights, our income, our standard of living, and our healthcare are flowing away. The only thing we are clinging to is "at least it's not socialism".

[(Anonymous)]

That I don't disagree with. The hard part is, what do we do about it? We have mega-everything: mega-corporations, mega-government, mega-mass culture...there's no moral component at the mega level, only the ethic of expedience and profit.

At least it's not socialism, but it's not as good as it ought to have been. I'm a Jeffersonian; I believe we should rule ourselves from the bottom up. But the entire culture thinks otherwise.

[(Anonymous)]

PS, this is omarius.