Socialism has long been the boogeyman of the Right. However, many have argued that all of the "Capitalist" Countries throughout history have all required a considerable amount of Socialist systems to be functional. Including very notably regulations, roads, schools, and police.
The question is:
1) How "Socialist" are the government programs that are set up to allow businesses to function? Specifically as it relates to Socialism, how critical are these services and programs in controlling the "means of production?"
2) Is a Capitalist society without these types of Government social services impossible (In other words, is pure Libertarianism a myth)?
3) If you agree that the social structures set up by all Governments are at least partially Socialist, than are pretty much all Societies just different levels of Socialism?
One of the main reasons why I think this issue is important is because the term "Socialist" is often used to shut down consideration or debate of serious issues. I think that generally it is a massively misunderstood concept. At the very least it is understood very differently from people across the world.
While I definitely understand the lethal consequences of some traditionally Socialist countries like Venezuela, I think the massive overuse of "Socialism" as a derogatory claim prevents a lot of meaningful debate on very real and important issues. I believe that there likely would be a lot more agreement on many issues where the term Socialist is brought up if there was more honest and open dialogue.
To start the Debate:
Here are 55 programs in the US defined as Socialist by the Friends of Bernie
And here is the rebuttal to it: Isn’t America Already Kind of Socialist?
The question is:
1) How "Socialist" are the government programs that are set up to allow businesses to function? Specifically as it relates to Socialism, how critical are these services and programs in controlling the "means of production?"
2) Is a Capitalist society without these types of Government social services impossible (In other words, is pure Libertarianism a myth)?
3) If you agree that the social structures set up by all Governments are at least partially Socialist, than are pretty much all Societies just different levels of Socialism?
One of the main reasons why I think this issue is important is because the term "Socialist" is often used to shut down consideration or debate of serious issues. I think that generally it is a massively misunderstood concept. At the very least it is understood very differently from people across the world.
While I definitely understand the lethal consequences of some traditionally Socialist countries like Venezuela, I think the massive overuse of "Socialism" as a derogatory claim prevents a lot of meaningful debate on very real and important issues. I believe that there likely would be a lot more agreement on many issues where the term Socialist is brought up if there was more honest and open dialogue.
To start the Debate:
Here are 55 programs in the US defined as Socialist by the Friends of Bernie
And here is the rebuttal to it: Isn’t America Already Kind of Socialist?
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