To: monday
Socialism is flawed, I think, because it refuses to recognize the true nature of humanity. I'm with Hobbes and Locke on this one. The beauty of liberal democracy (combined with a free market economy) is that it allows people to pursue their own interests AND contribute to the polity.
To: Rembrandt_fan
Liberal democracy always leads to socialism.
76 posted on
02/10/2005 8:48:22 AM PST by
kjvail
(Judica me Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta)
To: Rembrandt_fan
"Socialism is flawed, I think, because it refuses to recognize the true nature of humanity. I'm with Hobbes and Locke on this one. The beauty of liberal democracy (combined with a free market economy) is that it allows people to pursue their own interests AND contribute to the polity."
I'm with you on that one. F.A.Hayek's Road to Serfdom is another good book on the inherent flaws of Socialism.
85 posted on
02/10/2005 9:08:04 AM PST by
monday
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