socialism v. capitalism: Rating Options

[NoSex]

i view capitalism as a mode of economic & social infancy. i think that it is regressive to society, poisonous, & under-developing.

i point to these basic "flaws" in capitalism*:
1. the emphasis on profit as opposed to utility.
2. the creation of oligarchy & plutocracy.
3. the unfair/uneven distribution of wealth.
4. the creation of a significant class divide.
5. the inability of capitalism, alone, to provide the people with necessities.
6. the exploitation of the working class.
7. the existence of crime in excess, caused by class struggle, poverty, & proletariat anxiety.
8. the creation of an oppressive institution (i.e. the police state, the church, the education system) in order to secure profits to a specific & elite population.

i point to these basic "benefits" in socialism*:
1. the emphasis on utility.
2. the destruction of plutocracy & (in many forms) oligarchy.
3. the fair distribution of wealth.
4. the destruction of a significant class divide.
5. the ability of socialism to provide for its people, necessities.
6. the affirmation of the working class.
7. the absence of crime invoked by squalor & proletariat anxiety.
8. the destruction of specific oppressive institutions & the opportunity to reform the state (i.e. despite the pull of capital & profits).

DISCUSS.

*quotation marks provided for argument's sake. whatever.

[illriginal]

That's not true. I own an inner-city two family house, and I'm a land lord. I'm also a network admin just like you. I have an $850.00 a month mortgage. I feel you don't worry. :)

Great I pay $1,320 a month on my mortgage.

And no offense, I'm not just a network admin. Technically I'm a Systems Engineer.


Uronacid... why are you now starting to troll after refusing to acknowledge the reality of life as a grown up?

Is it too hard to understand that an education is required majority of the time in order to succeed in life? The only other way of succeeding in life is by being born into a multimillionaire family. Or marrying into a rich family.

[Uronacid]

Great I pay $1,320 a month on my mortgage.

And no offense, I'm not just a network admin. Technically I'm a Systems Engineer.
Uronacid... why are you now starting to troll after refusing to acknowledge the reality of life as a grown up?

Is it too hard to understand that an education is required majority of the time in order to succeed in life? The only other way of succeeding in life is by being born into a multimillionaire family. Or marrying into a rich family.

Apologies, I didn't mean to troll your post. It was an attempt at being funny/sarcastic, however the internet masked that attempt. I was agreeing with you. You are correct. Education is a necessity. If you don't educate yourself then you will fail at life.