My pledge to the world.

[Seven of Nine]

The problem I have with capitalism is that it encourages and enforces selfishness. Since I know that the communist ideal is very unlikely to work, I am leaning more towards a system of socialism, where those at the bottom of the ladder get what they work for, where people support one another when there's hardship, and where those who (normally through luck, connections, or family) are better off help those who are less well off. I don't like the restrictions that communism places (unintentionally) on the freedom of the individual, and I believe that political correctness goes too far in some areas.

Since I'll be voting in 5 days time, I guess I'm getting a chance to try and change how things are run (although my prediction is that things aren't going to change much at all on a national level, but on a local level it's possible we'll get a different MP, so I'm still voting).

Money shouldn't buy power, but unfortunately it does.

[Zeke Zabertini]

[Ithildin]

I agree. Capitalism in the united states is based solely on greed. People with money are above the law and those without seem to be disillusioned into thinking that the system is a good one.

[Founder]

I'd rather have Captialism instead of Communism. A society which preaches no one can be more than they are. You have to be JUST like Frank, so get over it. Yeah, I'm sure so many advancements will be made with that kinda thinking. It almost seems like it was founded by people who are jealous of those in power. They are upset that they will never=them. Well guess what? Too bad. Bust your ass and work hard. You can accomplish a lot. If you want everything to be handed over to you like in a communist state, then do a little thing called A. Wake up or B. Move to Cuba/China/Laos/etc.

[webtaz99]

[webtaz99]

[Republican_Man]

[Zeke Zabertini]

No, capitalism is based on a very solid theorem of supply and demand. It works, but it creates huge divisions of income that are based in many cases only minimally on personal skill. Without outstanding regulation, which the United States has become quite good at over the years, it creates a large lower class, a midsized middle class, and a small upper class. Government programs should help to shrink the lower class and upper class to put more people in the middle class and provide opportunity for everyone to gain the skills they need to move upward.

Communism is a very poor system in reality, as it is virtually impossible to make everyone equal, and the process of attempting it usually makes everyone miserable. Not only that, but by its very nature it creates the ultimate upper class: the government; under which, democratic or not, the people are under total domination. Despite these fatal shortcomings, the prospect of giving people true equality is, I must admit, an attractive one, if in the end only destructive to society.

In any case, since to my knowledge nobody here is preaching capitalism or communism as a pure form, let's not be taking sides on it. Both can and do work effectively and at least partially fairly when toned down with appropriate regulation (or deregulation, as the case may be).

[webtaz99]

Every human being wants a "better life", whether that means self-improvement, more material things, a better future for their family, or whatever. This is diametrically opposed to the concept of universal equality.

[madlilnerd]

That's because we're naturally greedy wasteful idiots

[Republican_Man]

[Hitchhiker]

[Zeke Zabertini]

Hey, I like digital watches. They're much more multi-functioned than the analog clocks.

[madlilnerd]

I've always had a problem telling time, so I don't really like watches full stop. When a person asks me what time it is, I don't read it out for fear of saying it wrong, I just shove my wrist in their face and tell them to read it themselves...
anywho... we are idiots. I used to have a badge on my bag that said "Save the planet: Kill yourself" but a really annoying teacher made me take it off so I annoyed them back by replacing it with "Establish world peace: kill everyone". Strangely enough, they let me wear the old one . I'm not sure how that proves we're idiots, but I felt I should say it. I had a bad morning today and now I have garbage spewing out of my brain and onto this site.

And as for getting ahead in the world, I'm incredibly flexible and adaptive and I overthink everything so often see the concequences of my actions. I


P.S Say no to waste! Say yes to Ravenism (that's a religion I invented where the basic moral rule was that waste is the highest crime. I can make that cover pretty much every other crime too )