[CS-FSLUG] Linux Is Capitalism in Action
Chris Brault
gginorio at sbcglobal.net
Sat May 20 15:03:32 CDT 2006
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.
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