socialism

Private industry is not always the superior solution: There are people that believe “government’s the problem rather than solution. I heard Milton Friedman state that half of what our federal government’s spending is wasted. A great proportion of all other than federal spending, (including...

Anyone (sane or not) who believes that socialism is a good idea is a buffoon! In the crazy, topsy-turvy year of 2018, socialism is somehow on the rise in America. To those of us unfortunate enough to have been born in the Soviet Union, this is troubling. The new socialists say it’s different...

I was just thinking about how the typical person doesn't really understand the dynamic between these 2 so I've decided to offer a basic rundown of what the 2 ideas represent in historical terms. Both capitalism and socialism arose at the same time, revolutionary movements during the Renaissance...

I thought it'd be a good idea to explain my ideological bent, far too many posters here and elsewhere have swung wildly (and I speak over several years) from thinking I'm a moderate Republican to some crazy leftist who worships Clinton (let's ignore the contradictions in terms there). I'm a...

Hello, This is the craziest thing ever. The AMERICAN HEALTH CARE DEBATE IS A CIRCUS.. Some americans call me a canadian, "socialism". But how do they come to that? BECAUSE I GET FREE HEALTH CARE...??? Wow... So because I get FREE care, and you pay $$$$.. I am the one with the...

As I've already done it here, I'm not going to waste my time with a long OP...

The history of the development of socialist ideology as being focused around the collective ownership and management is conveyed through the American Heritage Dictionary's definition of "socialism" as "a social system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are owned collectively...

Why do Americans hate Socialism? Socialism does not equal Communism. For some reason it would seem that Americans associate Socialism with Communism. What would be so bad with implementing some Socialist ideas in to American Democracy like Germany or Canada? Should health care companies...