Why do we have to assume that there's no choice except total, complete communist socialism and completely unrestrained free market capitalism? I believe capitalism has its good points but, damn, at least put some laws and restrictions and regulations in place to keep it from getting corrupt!
Personally, I think any world where any single group gets too big and powerful is a world I'm uncomfortable in. Corporate powers and government need to check and balance each other instead of merging into the same, unholy entity. The right fears that if we give the government too much power, they'll control private industry and make this happen but the left fears that the corporations are using their money to control the government. Sadly, if you look at how the Occupy Wall Street protests were handled by the government and how the market crash happened in 2008, I'm forced to believe the fear of the left is much closer to happening.
Personally, I think any world where any single group gets too big and powerful is a world I'm uncomfortable in. Corporate powers and government need to check and balance each other instead of merging into the same, unholy entity. The right fears that if we give the government too much power, they'll control private industry and make this happen but the left fears that the corporations are using their money to control the government. Sadly, if you look at how the Occupy Wall Street protests were handled by the government and how the market crash happened in 2008, I'm forced to believe the fear of the left is much closer to happening.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
