This is from the heart, Jessica.
So, although I do prefer capitalism (more opportunities and all), I can see the benefits of a socialist economy. The whole "provide-for-everyone", "no-one-left-behind" thing has got to be nice, and it does make everyone seem good-natured. But I also think I would feel incredibly unimportant if America were
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Yeah, duh. I'll probably get it at lunch...
oh GOD.
What am I going to do with it??? CREEPY.
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The only thing about having different forms, is that some are portrayed as completely evil. It all depends on so many things, who's controlling the country, how they set up the government, and things like that.
Have you ever read Animal Farm? Well, it's an allegory about the movement of Communism, of how one pig (who is an allegory of Karl Marx) has this nice and pleasant idea about equality among the animals in the farm. He dies, and then 4 new pigs take over. Eventually one main pig (named Napoleon) takes over and starts making all these changes to where the animals weren't equal anymore, and the pigs were superior.
Really, it's all just about who's in control. Capitalism is fine, just the way we interpret it may or may not be. Some people are climbing ladders because they stole the ladder wood from someone else. Others actually do take their work and effort and chop the wood on their own. That's just
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I've heard animal farm is very good. I think we have to read it at some point in school... isn't that where the quote "all animals are created equal - some are just more equal than others" is from? :)
Darn pigs.
That ladder thing was really deep. Props to you, man. :P
I'm not saying one is better than the other - my friend just asked me to post this, so I did, haha. :) But I agree with you, pretty much~!
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