Quote: Captain Sammitch said: unlike socialism which has yet to produce a society that can survive as long as the comparatively short-lived capitalistic society we have in the United States. I'm not making a value judgment here necessarily. I'm just maintaining that 'pure' socialism is still largely a pipe dream that looks pretty on paper but probably can't be implemented in the real world.
The US system has lasted so long because it isn't 100% capitalism. Capitalism in it's true form has absolutely no government intervention. This is not true of the US. Plus, we've created some pretty socialistic type programs like Social Security, Workman's Comp., Disability, Unemployment, and Medicare. It's more on the capitalistic side, but it works because it doesn't let one governmental philosophy run wild.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
