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Here are a few reasons why socialism doesn't sound so scary anymore.
We already know the most hackneyed slogan of the next election cycle: "socialism." Utah Representative Chris Stewart has even launched and "Anti-Socialism Caucus."
But socialism has lost a lot of its epithetic punch since the days of the Cold War, when the world lived under a nuclear Sword of Damocles. Here are a few reasons, on both sides, why socialism doesn't sound so scary anymore. You might want to save it to parry the lunatic ravings of your crazy uncle at the next family gathering.
Ten important things that Capitalism has given us:
Here, on the other hand, are 10 important things Socialism has given us:
Socialism isn't fundamentally about public ownership of private resources. It is about collective action in pursuit of common goals, where private action has destroyed or damaged the common good. It is demonized by concentrated private wealth precisely because it is so effective at redressing so many of the problems that concentrated private wealth has inflicted on society and the world.
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Robert Freeman is the Founder and Executive Director of The Global Uplift Project, a leading provider of educational infrastructure for the developing world. He is the author of The Best One Hour History series whose titles include World War I, The Cold War, The Vietnam War, and many others.
We already know the most hackneyed slogan of the next election cycle: "socialism." Utah Representative Chris Stewart has even launched and "Anti-Socialism Caucus."
But socialism has lost a lot of its epithetic punch since the days of the Cold War, when the world lived under a nuclear Sword of Damocles. Here are a few reasons, on both sides, why socialism doesn't sound so scary anymore. You might want to save it to parry the lunatic ravings of your crazy uncle at the next family gathering.
Ten important things that Capitalism has given us:
Here, on the other hand, are 10 important things Socialism has given us:
Socialism isn't fundamentally about public ownership of private resources. It is about collective action in pursuit of common goals, where private action has destroyed or damaged the common good. It is demonized by concentrated private wealth precisely because it is so effective at redressing so many of the problems that concentrated private wealth has inflicted on society and the world.
Robert Freeman is the Founder and Executive Director of The Global Uplift Project, a leading provider of educational infrastructure for the developing world. He is the author of The Best One Hour History series whose titles include World War I, The Cold War, The Vietnam War, and many others.
We already know the most hackneyed slogan of the next election cycle: "socialism." Utah Representative Chris Stewart has even launched and "Anti-Socialism Caucus."
But socialism has lost a lot of its epithetic punch since the days of the Cold War, when the world lived under a nuclear Sword of Damocles. Here are a few reasons, on both sides, why socialism doesn't sound so scary anymore. You might want to save it to parry the lunatic ravings of your crazy uncle at the next family gathering.
Ten important things that Capitalism has given us:
Here, on the other hand, are 10 important things Socialism has given us:
Socialism isn't fundamentally about public ownership of private resources. It is about collective action in pursuit of common goals, where private action has destroyed or damaged the common good. It is demonized by concentrated private wealth precisely because it is so effective at redressing so many of the problems that concentrated private wealth has inflicted on society and the world.