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In reply to the discussion: Capitalism is NOT a dirty word. [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)I've never been one to rally against tools. I've never actually blamed capitalism for societies ills...same as I would never blame a gun for what someone might do with it. It is ALWAYS, ALWAYS the people that use the tools that are at fault. Good or bad.
So if you are pitting liberalism and socialism against each other...what do you think social safety nets are and what about the indirect way Americans help each other daily...without intention? We all have a social contract and it keeps us fed and our cars full of gas. What you describe is a 'social democracy' imo...which I am TOTALLY for! Call it a 'liberal democracy' if we are not using absolutes here...but I DO think you and I are on the same page on this.
Capitalism is only as good as the people that use it and abuse it. SOME people have turned the word into a very DIRTY notion. Yet I've always thought a well regulated economy is a productive one for all it's citizens!