Quote Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
at once saying that the socialist ideal is untainted and that government is evil seems a bit twisted in itself. perhaps you've missed the concept that this evil government is the all controlling force behind that lofty mechanism of change. everyone has grand ideals, the trick is to find a workable and ethical means to attain those goals. socialism is found lacking on both of those points. after witnessing the utter failure of the soviet model and the evolution of china's decades long experiment into the early stages of capitalism, europe's tired empires have attempted a hybrid model and are finding that even this is a path to bankruptcy and mediocrity. face it, the marxist model works only among a people so beaten down into peonage that mere starvation seems a treat and the simple loosening of their chain is enough to cause euphoria. humanity is deserving of so much better, the individual is capable of so much more than the herd.
Exactly. 'Untainted' didn't refer in any way to any actual system of belief, only the individualist one I have in my head. All forms of government are failures--as Oscar Wilde says, democracy is simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people, and has been found out. I like how you mentioned earlier the 'lie of the ballot box.' Some entirely new form of government is needed, and unlike what most typically assume, no I'm not advocating more government control. What sane and informed person could want that?