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<blockquote data-quote="greenguzzi" data-source="post: 69247023" data-attributes="member: 380124"><p>Hmmm, I might have to think about that one some more. </p><p>But my first thoughts are this:</p><p></p><p>If we look at the spirit of the "law", then not all of them are created equal:</p><p></p><p>In its purest form capitalism will make a small number of people very rich, whilst exploiting everyone and everything else around it. The wealth goes to those least deserving of it, in magnitudes that they can never use. Left to be free it will ultimately destroy itself because even those in ultimate power will start to suffer. But like many systems, capitalism has the possibility of becoming a self sustaining uncontrollable beast. If so then even those in power might not be able to stop it. If it can be stopped, then it will need to be replaced by something else. If it can't be stopped, then it will result in even more misery.</p><p></p><p>In it's purest form socialism gives workers the control - and fruit - of their own labour. It stops exploitation. Everyone gets what they are worth, and everyone pays their own way. No one is exploited. Even if it were to become uncontrollable it still has the possibility of sustaining us all until the Kingdom Comes.</p><p></p><p>So, when the spirit of a "law" is so intrinsically flawed as capitalism is, then it's kinda meaningless to talk about the "letter" of that law. Whereas socialism does have the possibility to succeed. Even though people will try to bend the"letter". My favourite form of socialism is social anarchism. One reason I like it is because it has the fewest number of "letters of law".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenguzzi, post: 69247023, member: 380124"] Hmmm, I might have to think about that one some more. But my first thoughts are this: If we look at the spirit of the "law", then not all of them are created equal: In its purest form capitalism will make a small number of people very rich, whilst exploiting everyone and everything else around it. The wealth goes to those least deserving of it, in magnitudes that they can never use. Left to be free it will ultimately destroy itself because even those in ultimate power will start to suffer. But like many systems, capitalism has the possibility of becoming a self sustaining uncontrollable beast. If so then even those in power might not be able to stop it. If it can be stopped, then it will need to be replaced by something else. If it can't be stopped, then it will result in even more misery. In it's purest form socialism gives workers the control - and fruit - of their own labour. It stops exploitation. Everyone gets what they are worth, and everyone pays their own way. No one is exploited. Even if it were to become uncontrollable it still has the possibility of sustaining us all until the Kingdom Comes. So, when the spirit of a "law" is so intrinsically flawed as capitalism is, then it's kinda meaningless to talk about the "letter" of that law. Whereas socialism does have the possibility to succeed. Even though people will try to bend the"letter". My favourite form of socialism is social anarchism. One reason I like it is because it has the fewest number of "letters of law". [/QUOTE]
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