Why does socialism breed laziness, corruption, and misery disguised as equality?

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Answer 1

Because it negates the one key element of basic humanity: individual achievement. Nobody wants to work for anybody else.
It in effect dictates that we must become drones and work for the 'common good'.
It is thus an effective tool in the hands of the thugs who dictate what 'the common good' is, ie: The former Soviet Union and present day Cuba. These sorts of thugs are aided and abetted by the sorts of useful idiots who have answered your question supporting Socialism, like Salma, two answers above mine.

Answer 2

In Western Europe and America, the 19th century was the era of private enterprise and free markets, linked by some influential thinkers to Darwinian ideas of the emergence of the fittest from competition (what today would be called lean and mean companies). A selection of essays by the sociologists Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner would elucidate that kind of thinking. But even as the 19th century progressed, some were disturbed by the dark side of capitalism-- periodic unemployment, over-crowded cities--and thought the State ought to intervene in economic affairs in order to better the lives of workers and non-capitalists. Karl Marx was of course the exponent of Communism, which among other things may be described as total socialism of the non-democratic kind: the Communist state collapsed in the Soviet Union in the early 1990s after some seventy years of existence. But the Welfare State (democratic socialism) was quite strong in much of Western Europe until recently, when more and more political leaders came to the conclusion that it could not survive unless the market was allowed to play more of a role in the economy, that the dangers of socialism are indeed the ones you mention--laziness, corruption, and economic misery. Sweden, which engineered the popular Volvo, is probably a good working compromise: dynamic economically, it nevertheless has a strong Welfare State in medicine, health, and many other areas. perhaps the Welfare State works better in small countries with relatively homogeneous populations. America certainly illustrates the progress and energy released by capitalism, and even Franklin Roosevelt who, in response to the Depression, introduced the deficit-financing demand-creating (through projects initiated by the State) economics of John Maynard Keynes, was careful not to tamper too much with the essential character of the American economy. (The pre-Depression President Coolidge had said that the business of America was business.) Where the State and its agents dispense large sums of money, corruption seems to set in. And when people are guaranteed a job for life so long as they are not downright incompetent, standards of performance sink. Is capitalism better at the creation of wealth than its equitable distribution? Its defenders would say that it is good at both. Even China, Communist as it is, has embraced many of the features of capitalism and the market. A decade and more ago, Francis Fukiyama argued that history had come to a conclusion in the triumph of free markets married to political democracy.

Answer 3

I am from a former socialist country. Back then all people had jobs, but since then, after capitalism came here, the so called democracy, we have less jobs. How about that?
Now , I see in your countries laziness, corruption and misery disguised as equality. But you are hiding them better than the former socialist countries.

Answer 4

Why does capitalism lead to greed and self interest disguised as free markets and personal responsibility?

No single system is perfect, we need to meld capitalism and socialism so that we have for example people who work hard have more but yet everyone gets health care and good education.

And even then there will be someone who gripes because they perceive someone else as having unfair access to something.

Answer 5

Laziness becouse people get assured about their legitimateshare in the resources, corruption becouse those in better places would not let the people get their legitimate share for having an immediate edge over others and other things are part of this tussle and competition between productive and unproductive hands.

Answer 6

There is no difference to Socialism and Capitalism. they both breed
lazy people, Because they are corrupted by the greed of their leaders. both disguised as equality when in fact there is none as the rich get richer and the poor end up living on the streets.

Answer 7

Because some people have figured out a way to exploit the system

Answer 8

Man you just see right through everything don't you?? We're trying very hard to reach the capitalism level of hard work and "non-corruption". Although I'm a Liberal, I think together you and I can solve all the ills of the world. You've taught me that all that "hard work" of trying to sort through issues is just a waste of time. Let's just resort to name calling and blaming and THAT will help us all!!

Answer 9

Why should I work all day just to come home to see non-Americans sitting on their patio after a long day of doing nothing?Don't know the answer but it happens every day.

Answer 10

Why does capitalism breed, greed, lack of human feelings toward fellow man, and putting ones self ahead of what is good for the country as a whole?