I am a centre-left liberal which means I favour a blended economy which recognises that capitalism has improved living standards generally and leans towards free trade at the same time as wanting strong safety nets for the poorest. This means I annoy everybody. As usual.
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I am of the belief that, if you have a line with C on the right (+100) and S on the left (0), we should be somewhere around the +80-90 mark. Hardcore capitalism puts money above all else, whilst full socialism puts ideology above all else.
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Personally, I believe we need small government and big community that is independent of government (
@BristolBen seems to think that local government can act as "big community" when I had this discussion with him, to which I obv disagreed). But that's a slightly different matter. -
I’d be happy to go through the fundamentals with Helen, without pushing an agenda. You’d offer a counterpoint but we *should* agree on the basics. I’m not sure how interested Helen would be, mind you. She has lots to keep her mind busy already.
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I am a bit overwhelmed with work and also not in the best place for focusing on it coz have very ill family member. Maybe another time?
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Just get your essay done on parenthood and gender and shit! I don't want to see you tweet before it has been sent to me.
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You have time, Lotak! XD
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How about ... no more pictures of Baby Lotak before then? That more of an incentive?
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We both know you won't be able to resist showing her off. Even tho she's significantly less cute than my puppy.
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Sounds like a contradiction in terms. Unless you believe socialism and capitalism are not ideologies.
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I'm interested in how people think psychologically, ideologically. I am not interested in how the economy works.
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Got you. A bit of a pity though, as the two major economic systems, free market vs central planning, have a lot to do with how people think, ideologically.
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Most of the people talking about capitalism and socialism don't know what they're talking about either.
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go with capitalism, with its downsides constrained by the gov... Seems to work exceptionally well.
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Well if you're interested in ideological thinking, I can refer you to any Keynesian economist
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