Is there a better way forward ?

[Pat494]

The great problem with Democracy is:-
Should the vote of an educated college professor carry the same weight as the opinion of the village idiot ?

 

[Atilla]

The great problem with Democracy is:-
Should the vote of an educated college professor carry the same weight as the opinion of the village idiot ?

Should the vote of a village idiot willing to die for his country carry more weight than an old and wise well educated super politician who builds himself a duck palace in his garden on tax payers expense?

Who gets to determine who's vote carry what weight?

Should politicians be allowed to vote? Conflict of interest or what?


Should voting be based on taxes one pays?


Opening a can of worms there, you are!

 

[0007]

The great problem with Democracy is:-
Should the vote of an educated college professor carry the same weight as the opinion of the village idiot ?

Churchill recognised that Democracy is the least worst option & I agree. It's just a shame that opinions different from mine (and therefore wrong) carry equal weight. But there you go!

 

[Triggerfish]

Any ideas ?

Remove Capitalism & Socialism.
Remove money from the equation.

Live as equal beings.
No rich and no poor.
Sustainable shelter and food production for all.

The biggest problem is humans themselves.....hence ignorance will prevail. Perfection is never meant to be!
Until we see ourself, we will never change for better!

The way things are currently going, its going to get a lot worse.

 

[Atilla]

 

[Pat Riley]

As the title suggests I was thinking there just must be a better way forward in the Capitalism v Socialism argument. I have been reading posts on another forum which is dominated by right wing US views.

They are seriously suggesting a no minimum wage scenario. Let the poor live out of the garbage type of arguments. Whatever happened to decency to others ? But no they resent paying tax to even afford a benefit system.

I would criticise Socialism for not being competitive in a free market place but surely this is slavery by another means. Many have to have 2 jobs just to pay the basic bills !! Is this a major reason for the recent rise of the vicious jihadi movement ?

Any ideas ?

Yes.

Stop all benefits. Allow those who can't or won't work to fall by the wayside. They're normally quite ugly and some smell a bit too.

Abolish NHS and free healthcare. If you're sick and poor, what's the point?

Kill anyone who doesn't agree with you. I'm all about harmony.

Recycle anyone unfit to provide labour. A human body can be deconstructed and its constituent elements will provide material to manufacture 85 supermarket plastic carrier bags.

Remove the means of reproduction from anyone with below average intelligence. Or if they look a bit funny.

Give all the people who currently hold 99% of global wealth, the remaining 1%. Give unto him that hath and take from him who hath not. Frankly, if you can't leverage your pile then you might as well give it to some who can.