Isms
Pinched
from elsewhere:
Socialism: You have two cows. Give one cow to your neighbour.
Communism: You have two cows. Give both cows to the government
and they may give you some milk.
Fascism: You have two cows. The government shoots you and
takes both cows.
Anarchism: You have two cows. Keep both cows, shoot the
government and steal another cow.
Capitalism: You have two cows. Sell one. Buy a bull.
In this simple example, capitalism seems best, but perhaps raw capitalism could be softened by regularly giving your neighbour a bucket of milk.
ReplyDeleteA balanced combination of capitalism and socialism is perhaps what is ideal for any society. But how well that balance can be achieved is a challenge.
ReplyDeleteCapitalism might be more like, buy all of the bulls (0r cows), so no one else can have one and thus corner the market.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness all my family were socialists :)
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