tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post4657849087031459612..comments2024-01-01T18:40:30.350-05:00Comments on Ryan Cooper: The Basic Instinct of SocialismRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810858979281766801noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-10593639675950598822017-01-04T01:33:09.038-05:002017-01-04T01:33:09.038-05:00There's a reason why the joke the Poles told(s...There's a reason why the joke the Poles told(sometimes credited to Russians) about Capitalism being 'man exploiting man' and Communism simply being the reverse of that works so well; Soviet Communism was just a public form of the private Capitalism practiced in the U.S.starskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661141833059602897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-64706928671676731102017-01-02T09:36:38.809-05:002017-01-02T09:36:38.809-05:00That's where John Rawls or the Parable of the ...That's where John Rawls or the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats comes in.Ryan Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164379024023137718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-64104788097376126142016-12-31T02:42:12.061-05:002016-12-31T02:42:12.061-05:00The key is to harness the machinery and technology...<em>The key is to harness the machinery and technology built up under capitalism to create a better society that works for everyone, without exception.</em><br /><br />If you can keep it. That capacity is tied heavily into the socioeconomic structure that created it - I don't know how to drastically change that without wiping away the bounty, although I think we should keep trying. Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-30912164365228399892016-12-30T22:14:56.980-05:002016-12-30T22:14:56.980-05:00Because they are least able to care for themselves...Because they are least able to care for themselves. You give old people seats on the bus. You give kids the last cookie. You make sure Grandpa has food in the fridge. I also care if you have food, but if you're young, healthy and have a job there is a good chance you do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858284394707236387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-67045510447307412432016-12-30T20:45:43.182-05:002016-12-30T20:45:43.182-05:00Your work is well organized and well described, bu...Your work is well organized and well described, but why should the least well off get the greatest moral priority? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501419294567207665.post-44862753120867664752016-12-30T19:18:12.105-05:002016-12-30T19:18:12.105-05:00I am memorizing this. Thanks. @jhcannon5 I am memorizing this. Thanks. @jhcannon5 Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685831070075137330noreply@blogger.com