As I said before, it takes knowing something about Conservatism, it origins, principles, and meaning...not just what people say is conservative or who on the political scene is described in the media as "a Conservative"...if, that is, any of us are going to participate effectively in the discussion as laid out in the original post.
No, socialism is about wealth distribution... You still have freedom... And this is clearly more moral and what Jesus taught in the bible. Wealth distribution is a lot better than your taxes going towards shady stuff. And taxes have always existed, it may as well be used towards good things. It is is moral and more of what Jesus taught about. I wouldn't be surprised if some sort of socialism was incorporated when Jesus sets up his kingdom on earth.
Those who complain against it may do because of greed reasons. We can still willfully donate to charity while having a system where our taxes can benefit the poor at the same time. I would say it is selfless, because you think about the common good, and loving your neighbours, rather than just the individualistic aspect and focusing on the self. Of course the system is not perfect and there can be corruption by the government but the same can be said for capitalism as well, so the implementation doesn't always work. But the principle of the system is moral and definitely in line with what Jesus taught.
Year after year, it's statistically shown that conservatives give far more to charity than liberals do, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.
In capitalism there is also "forceful" aspects... Government rule and taxes have been a reality since the beginning. And the money gets overspent on shady things. I would rather my taxes be used on useful stuff and that helps other people rather than help the rich. It is only forceful if you see it that way... If you see it as giving back to the common good, and if you have the attitude of not being greedy but being fine with distributing some of your wealth to not only benefit you but benefit those who are poorer than you, then it doesn't feel forced at all and you would be fine with it. It's better to work towards benefiting our neighbours rather than just ourselves or the rich and it's better to have a balance rather than an imbalance that benefits rich corporations rather than the poor. Socialism exists in the US as well. Only the money does not go towards social programs but more towards corporations and military spending. Jesus would rather money go back to people than to wars.
Hi DM25, the right is far more Pro-Life to be sure, but if they are truly anti-LGBTQ, it's news to me (along with an incredibly large number of LGBTQ conservatives, some of whom are my family members and friends).
Canada is more "socialist" than the U.S., and I feel a lot more free here than I would if I lived in the U.S. It feels nice if something happens to me and if I need to go to the hospital, under all the student loans I have, I will not have to worry about hospital bills like you do in the U.S. Plus you have the freedom from danger and you feel safer and you don't have to worry about a mass shooting. Many countries have more freedom than the U.S.You can do all of that in a free society as well.
Socialism leads to Dictatorship which leads to communism and ultimately
No, because individual liberties include the right to basic health care or basic shelter for people who can't pay for it. And with a completely capitalist society this is impossible. So individual liberties are protected when you have some socialism. As for the market, it can get out of control and cause a gap in the rich and the poor and the poor people lose if you completely leave it up to the market.
Nah that's flawed. It would be like saying capitalism leads to fascism, or libertarianism leads to statism which leads to dictatorship and ultimately no freedom... You can argue the same thing on either side. No system is perfect. But what socialism is supposed to be, and the principles of it, are indeed moral and help people. Implementation is a different story. But capitalist systems are perfect either.
