[CS-FSLUG] Linux Is Capitalism in Action

[Chris Brault]

Interesting,

> Where socialism went wrong is that it tried to impose Righteous Thinking 
> on people, but still allowed for abusers to take over.  I still believe 
> socialism is the most close system to Christianity, except that it does 
> not work.

The problem with socialism, as I've heard from Swedish people who moved 
to America, is that:

1) Socialism does not reward hard with "getting ahead", rather it 
rewards hard work with greater taxes for those who do not work (imposing 
Righteous Thinking).  Since these people are not volunteering to help 
nor are they getting a choice in who is helped, this does not reflect 
Christian thinking but rather is a form of exploitation.


2) This type of thinking leads to the inevitable conclusion that not 
working is easier than working.  If you'll always have your needs met 
whether you work or not, and hard work won't get you ahead, the 
inevitable question is, "why bother working?"

3) Thus socialism dies not motivate people to work harder but instead to 
either move somewhere else where taxes are lower (say Finland) or else 
work only as much as necessary to get by.

4) Socialism breeds an oppressive tax system which in turn produces 
people "dependent" on "mother" government to take care of them.

5) This system relies totally on workers. Everyone who can must work! 
Men and women regardless of marital status or how many children they 
have must be working and paying taxes (stay at home moms are frowned up 
by the government so much that they've imposed penalties for people who 
choose to do so).

6) A country like Sweden can not absorb unskilled immigrants without a 
cost to everyone.  They tax the system without giving back the same.  As 
we all know, socialism can not deal with an overabundance of poor people 
without collapsing.  Thus socialist governments must control their 
people to a great extent, influencing and propagandizing them to think 
the "socialist way"; otherwise, their form of government would devolve 
into Mexican-style chaos. And since immigrants haven't been brainwashed 
into socialist thinking ... well ... you know all about France.

When it comes to open source, this type of government must be a 
blessing. You have educated people who have time to spend on free projects.

I also suppose that those who really do need help do get it (mainly the 
poor).

Of course, in the end, Christianity support a Theocracy with Jesus as 
king and a social system where neighbors help neighbors and Christians 
are in charge. I don't see that form of government on earth.