I'll address Neela first:
My point is not that humans today live with community in mind, but that greed is not a fundamental part of human nature, and that in fact there are many who easily live without greed or motivation of self as opposed to the community. As we become disconnected from the consequences of our actions, we lose touch with communal ethics and do work more to favor ourselves, and that is natural, which is why I would favor modernism that did not make people lose touch with the impact of their actions.
Dantrag:
Iron Fist Socialism or these Pseudo-Communist states follow what you said, but that, to me, not equality, where when one is given the same no matter how hard they work.
Socialism only works in a society where people understand the impact of their actions on a community level, where their actions are taken for the survival of their particular community. The only way people would be able to see worth in their occupation is if it was one centered around individual communities. I strongly favor Socialism because I believe in equal oppurtunity, I think Capitalism favors those born to rich parents, and I think Capitalism does not go in sinc with benefit. For instance, in this world when we run out of oil our entire industrial age will crumble and we will see billions of people starve to death. A capitalist society can do absolutely nothing about that, a Socialist one can.
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A man once asked the Buddha, "How does one escape the heat of the summer sun?"
And the Buddha replied, "Why not try crawling into the blazing furnace?"
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