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A video everyone, but especially liberals should watch.

Good video but unless there is a coloring book version, certain folks won't get it.

Shorter version:

Capitalism - voluntary exchanges that leave each party satisfied

Cronyism - coercion by government that takes by force from us to pay for those (evil corporations) with political connections

THIS JUST IN :::: BOTH PURE CAPITALIST AND PURE SOCIALIST SOCIETIES HAVE MAJOR, AND CRIPPLING FLAWS TO THEIR MODELS :::: EXPERTS SUGGEST "A CAREFUL AND CALCULATED BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO"

(07-17-2012 09:06 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  THIS JUST IN :::: BOTH PURE CAPITALIST AND PURE SOCIALIST SOCIETIES HAVE MAJOR, AND CRIPPLING FLAWS TO THEIR MODELS :::: EXPERTS SUGGEST "A CAREFUL AND CALCULATED BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO"

The world has never had pure capitalism or pure socialism. It's always been a mix. Mixes that lean more toward socialism (or collectivist) have historically been more oppressive, e.g. Nazi Germany, Communist Russia, Communist China, etc. Capitalist leaning have been freer and more prosperous.

Personally, I favor a libertarian or minarchist form of government. They're the freest form of society that I believe can realistically exist. Anarcho-capitalism or individual anarchism should be the ideal, but it's a utopia, a goal that can never be reached. And those are really the only "moral" forms of government. The forms of government that believe in free voluntary exchanges and the principle of non-aggression. Collectivist governments inherently stand opposed to individual liberty. It is the their nature.