Saturday, December 2, 2017

Socialism and Capitalism

It seems to me that Socialism can only work when people are not generally lazy, dependent, irresponsible or entitled, which makes them parasitical. And Capitalism can only work when people are not generally greedy, which generates hoarding and prevents the "trickle down" effect. But when people are greedy, lazy, irresponsible and entitled, the only economic system that can work is one that is governed by tyranny and driven by fear of a power that forces people to do what works for the system. This points to the importance of Christianity in its purest form, which transforms the heart of greedy, irresponsible humans and militates toward a community of Love characterized by generosity and sincere desire for the common good. When a society is infused with Christian Love any governmental or economic system can work. Without this Love, only tyranny and fear can stabilize a society. Our choice seems to be either that society will be governed by Love, or it will be governed by fear, greed and power.

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