by Northwest Brazil » Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:58 am
by Forster Keys » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:28 am
by North Suran » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:32 am
Neu Mitanni wrote:As for NS, his latest statement is grounded in ignorance and contrary to fact, much to the surprise of all NSGers.
Geniasis wrote:The War on Christmas
by Innsmothe » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:33 am
by Forster Keys » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:40 am
North Suran wrote:In before a torrent of Austrian School free market capitalists having a flame-war with hard-line Leninist-Marxist Socialists.
by Innsmothe » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:43 am
Northwest Brazil wrote:What do you guys think about socialism? Does it work? Does it not? Is it better than capitalism? communism? Any opinion or view about this economical structure.
by Esternial » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:55 am
It's like spices. Use too many and it may fuck up your entire dish.Northwest Brazil wrote:What do you guys think about socialism? Does it work? Does it not? Is it better than capitalism? communism? Any opinion or view about this economical structure.
by Aynistan » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:05 am
by Novograd IV » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:10 am
Aynistan wrote:Not only is it the quickest way to reduce a nation to poverty known to man, it is also potentially one of the most tyrannical forms of government as by the very nature of the ideology it is forced to violate many fundamental rights, distort interpersonal relations and deny many of the basic drives and behaviours that make us human.
by Koffiedik » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:12 am
Nobel Hobos wrote:When a guest, leave the toilet seat the way your found it. If it was down, leave it down. If it was up, leave it up.
by Awkies » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:12 am
by Forster Keys » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:13 am
Aynistan wrote:Not only is it the quickest way to reduce a nation to poverty known to man, it is also potentially one of the most tyrannical forms of government as by the very nature of the ideology it is forced to violate many fundamental rights, distort interpersonal relations and deny many of the basic drives and behaviours that make us human.
by Koffiedik » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:25 am
Nobel Hobos wrote:When a guest, leave the toilet seat the way your found it. If it was down, leave it down. If it was up, leave it up.
by Forster Keys » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:33 am
Koffiedik wrote:Some human drives and behaviours:
-greed, competition, alpha-male stuff, rich-poor gap
-sharing, cooperation, equality, compassion
Now which set fits socialism best and which one a more free government?
by Hresejnen » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:34 am
by Noord Kekionga » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:43 am
by Awkies » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:46 am
Hresejnen wrote:Considering the nations at the top of the HDI, doing brilliantly economically even in this climate, are (in)famous for their levels of individual freedom, and at the head of progressive legislation pertaining to everything from copyright to the environment all indisputably take some form of socialism, I think it would be pretty stupid to universally condemn center-left economics.
by Aynistan » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:48 am
Novograd IV wrote:Aynistan wrote:Not only is it the quickest way to reduce a nation to poverty known to man, it is also potentially one of the most tyrannical forms of government as by the very nature of the ideology it is forced to violate many fundamental rights, distort interpersonal relations and deny many of the basic drives and behaviours that make us human.
source?
without mentioning the USSR
by Verdeguay » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:51 am
Awkies wrote:A strict capitalist would say that the HDI is not a proper measure of quality of life, as taxation and such affects the quality of life of the top 20% to bring up the undeserving bottom 20%.
That said, my country, Australia, has historically been centre-with-a-tiny-lean-to-the-left overall (depending on the years of government we trail from significantly left to centre-moderate-right), and consistently ranks up with the best of them on the HDI.
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