Sounds optimistic but considering the history of humanity its simply delusion of Utopia. If anything the core idea of tribalism might have a chance.
On Jun 11, 8:53 pm, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > That is exactly what I've had in mind, go to the roots of each and > promote the best each has to offer. Capitalism has great potential, > socialism has great securities, and I agree with tribalism in the sense > of the expanded community (cradle to grave). That should be the basis of > the social contract and put in place as soon as a society is capable. > Also if community/national service were an actual duty, and selection > performed by a neutral lottery, certain ---holes might take things a > little more seriously. They lose as much as others, I say send the > people responsible for the oil spill out to do clean up along with the > people losing their health, businesses and we'll see changes quickly. > > On 6/11/2010 7:14 PM, gruff wrote: > > > Hey, Slip. It's a melding of the two I'm talking about. There is no > > valid reason a wealthy and robust economy can't take care of it's > > members, even unto the least of them. However, there are number of > > invalid reasons: greed, selfishness, ego, fear, etc. etc. etc. > > > On Jun 11, 2:56 pm, Slip Disc<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Double posting Gruff? Good to see you emerging from a long hiatus, > >> leave it to capitalistic dialogue to lure you in. Either that or the > >> desert heat is pointing to a better indoor environment and more time > >> on the computer. > > >> As usual I wish I could wholeheartedly agree with you but regardless > >> of how much better poverty seems in the current light it doesn't > >> change the fact that much of capitalism is causal to poverty. I could > >> agree with the behavioral aspect to which you point to as being a huge > >> flaw but not as it being the only one. There is much to be done to > >> improve the system but then again we could also tweak socialism to be > >> a better system and perhaps a melding of the two might bring about a > >> whole new perspective on social governance.
