But there's something so human about investing time in debating grand ideologies and the meaning of words. And the specific policy debates are still out there.
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I enjoy grand ideological debates as much as anyone (and more than most). But few people are actually arguing for seizing the means of production or for unfettered laissez faire, yet critics prefer to argue against those rather than actual positions.
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There needs to be new terminology to distinguish between dictionary socialism and the "socialism", of, say, fire departments or universal health care. Because I don't think I've ever seen an internet discussion about socialism that wasn't a disaster due to semantic confusion.
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@ResearchRwa noted, the name socialism is itself problematic & the right often uses the term as an insult. I use the book Reinventing Prosperity by Graeme Maxton & Jorgen Randers as a point of departure for discussion. It's well-researched & readable at the same time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I love this! And I agree! Love your brain !
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Sad to say Team Trump + GOP + Trump Cabinet picked 'Crony Capitalism' prevalent in despotic/banana republics!
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How about skip all the labels and just work on some good public policy?
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Who's talking about socialism? ‘Democratic socialism’ as expoused by Bernie Sanders and others is REMARKABLY successful and muddying the waters doesn't at all help.
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All ideologies, when tried, are failed. That's why none of them are mentioned in the constitution. A constitutional Democratic republic provides for the practical, pragmatic will of the people to be expressed according to their changing will/times. No rigid ideology can do that.
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Real people in the real world know the real world is not binary, black and white. People are not mindless quarks and lobsters.
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