True story: in a high school economics class, Mrs. Johnson, a very good teacher, outlined the major political philosophies without naming them and asked for a show of hands in support of each. The one that turned out to be socialism sounded like a good idea to me. It still does.
HA! What a great teacher. I'd love to see that chalkboard and his descriptions of each. My guess is that you could position most of them in a way that makes them sound the most advantageous of the group. I have never thought of you as a socialist though, much more as the libertarian type. You seem to really value the free market, no? Edit: flagamuffin, that cracked me up.
I found Mrs. Johnson on social media. She is retired after a 34-year career at my high school. She remembers using that lesson, but not her descriptions of the "ism"s. As I recall, they were described in terms of intentions, perhaps something like "The government ensures that all citizens have access to basic needs of living, such as food and housing." That is a beautiful promise. The problem with choosing the political system which makes the best promises is obvious. Promises help politicians; it's the actual results that help or hurt ordinary people. I believe the actual results of the socialistic approach is generally harmful for ordinary people. The free market has bad effects too, but they seem to me more along the lines of "not solving every problem" rather than "possibly mitigating some problems by creating bigger ones." It is also disturbing to see a celebrated critic of free enterprise reveal a decidedly anti-poor, anti-woman position.
I found Mrs. Johnson on social media
Tell her that the co-founder of Hubski is personally inviting her to join our discussions on politics. I want to find out how she warped you in to the Libertarian you are.