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Originally Posted by albania
I don't particularly disagree that in most cases this is true. But, this has more to do with individuals being selfish than it has to do with any flaw in capitalism. Although, the argument can be made(successfully) that capitalism(really the economic theory of a free market) only works because people are selfish. However, this misses the point, because in a capitalistic society no one forces you to be selfish. On the other hand, whether I want to or not a socialist government in theory takes money that I've earned fairly and reorganizes it to benefit society. I think it is not just for the government to tell me how to live my life, even if in the end it’s for the greater benefit of society.
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Socialism seeks to fix the inequality of opportunism. It's not the government forcing their opinion of how to live life on you, it's more the populace agreeing that not agreeing on helping others means that people will be victimized by others. Socialism is about admitting that not all people are good, and that not all people believe in equality, and more importantly it's about seeking to prevent these selfish people from causing economic harm.