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<blockquote data-quote="Liberty Bear" data-source="post: 257072" data-attributes="member: 12147"><p>You clearly don't understand socialism. Capitalism and socialism are both economic systems and forms of government and are therefore both susceptible to corruption. (Of course, capitalism isn't always thought of as a form of government, but it can be very closely intertwined with government. Thus, the term "authoritarian capitalism" is popularly associated with China, which is becoming strikingly similar to the U.S.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, socialism is a complex thing that comes in various flavors. It didn't fare too well in the Soviet Union, but it is hardly associated with evil in Sweden. In our country, socialism has played a major role in steering greedy capitalists towards the high road. In fact, the word socialism has come to be equated with "social justice" in many people's minds.</p><p></p><p>In the early-mid 20th century, the greatest evil on the planet was fascism. Today, it is corporate corruption, centered in the United States. Many people around the world are looking to socialism for solutions, notably in Latin America.</p><p></p><p>Right-wingers are generally contemptuous of the idea that socialism is even roughly equal to social justice. Ironically, they're the ones how have helped forge that definition. But that's a lesson for another day.</p><p></p><p>On another note, I find it ironic that people who are so supportive of the Teamsters have so much contempt for socialism. When you study the labor movement in America, you will likely come across many references to socialists. Indeed, they've done far more for America than the Teamsters, though the latter like to pretend they care about social justice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Liberty Bear, post: 257072, member: 12147"] You clearly don't understand socialism. Capitalism and socialism are both economic systems and forms of government and are therefore both susceptible to corruption. (Of course, capitalism isn't always thought of as a form of government, but it can be very closely intertwined with government. Thus, the term "authoritarian capitalism" is popularly associated with China, which is becoming strikingly similar to the U.S.) Anyway, socialism is a complex thing that comes in various flavors. It didn't fare too well in the Soviet Union, but it is hardly associated with evil in Sweden. In our country, socialism has played a major role in steering greedy capitalists towards the high road. In fact, the word socialism has come to be equated with "social justice" in many people's minds. In the early-mid 20th century, the greatest evil on the planet was fascism. Today, it is corporate corruption, centered in the United States. Many people around the world are looking to socialism for solutions, notably in Latin America. Right-wingers are generally contemptuous of the idea that socialism is even roughly equal to social justice. Ironically, they're the ones how have helped forge that definition. But that's a lesson for another day. On another note, I find it ironic that people who are so supportive of the Teamsters have so much contempt for socialism. When you study the labor movement in America, you will likely come across many references to socialists. Indeed, they've done far more for America than the Teamsters, though the latter like to pretend they care about social justice. [/QUOTE]
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