CDZ Humane Capitalism : an introduction

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Socialism IS internationalism...

The goal of socialism is ...

Socialism is an attempt by government ...

My thinking [and I'm the learner here] is that ...

I've read enough about socialism to know I want no part of it. But Liberal Corporatism is what the Democrats will server up, and it's even worse.

Petty Bourgeois liberalism of the next 9% after the 1% is indeed the principle obstacle to socialism and as such is a noxious blight. On that, your assertion stands. But 'I've read "about" socialism' suggests limited or perhaps no reading of works by actual socialists.

I've read enough. I'm pretty open minded, but usually can't get past the core equivocations in most socialist literature. Take "class" for example. Socialists use the word because it evokes rigid caste systems where people are held in their place by legal and social restrictions. We don't have anything like that in the US. What socialists actually mean by "class", is just the amount of economic power (income and wealth) a person has.

I not much interested in the nuts and bolts rationalizations for socialism. In my view, it's simply too much power to grant to government. It's just like theocracy. It took us a long time to figure out that it was a bad idea. I guess we're due the same kind of "life lesson" re: socialism.