(April 18, 2017 at 4:22 am)Tazzycorn Wrote:(April 15, 2017 at 11:38 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: Why not the socialist?
Socialism (other then the soviet model) is about fairness, working for the common good and equality, what's so wrong with that?
An example of a socialist institution is the British National Health Service which runs of universal tax (National Insurance) and gives universal free medical treatment at point of use.
It turns out that it is also cheaper for a nation to do its health this way
In the past few years my eldest son has had metal work put in his arm, my middle son had an operation to realign a broken bone and my mother had lengthy treatment for breast cancer all at no expense.
This is socialism in action and its great.
The problem with the Soviet model was that it paid all too much attention to the dictatorship and all too little to the proletariat. Capitalism engages in the same type of problem from the other end, paying too much attention to the system and not enough on the people.
I did say other than the soviet model. Its given socialism a bad name when really its about social justice.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.