Could you please provide me any sort of evidence, any, case, or any example of your socialist societies working?
I will provide a few counter examples:
1: Rome - towards the downfall of the Roman Empire, social welfare was established, in addition to many more public, non-privatized services, which lead to an entire gamete of economic programs. On top of this, inexperienced emperors were given power. The last emperor of the eastern empire was 14 years old (sound like Obama?). It was because of this undying inexperience that diplomacy was attempted, and relatively few military efforts, which of course lead to their ultimate demise.
2) Europe: Gun control is in place in most European countries, with a few exceptions, such as Luxembourg, and the crime rate is incredibly high, except for the countries without gun control. According to Congress, the reason is none other then.... gun control!
3) Nazi Germany: Need I say more?
2007-09-29 07:02:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
God: Do please, pick up a newspaper and read it. Do you not think that there are fewer deaths because all of Europe has a lower population then the entire United States? Look to the percentages, don't try to forge statistics.
2007-09-29 07:15:30 · update #1
Lame.... whatever:
Liberalism and socialism both refer to both an economic view and a social view. If you do not understand that, please leave the computer and pick up a book.
2007-09-29 07:17:11 · update #2
God: I do know what per capita means, and I do know exactly which statistics you are referring to. You are taking one set of statistics, which provide only numerics, and adding "per capita". Yes, there is 1/4 as many crimes, but there is a high percentage of crimes.
even you may be able to understand that if only you knew how to use google.
http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/004236.html
2007-09-29 07:46:51 · update #3
b-b-b-ut how can you be so heartless, the poor people need your money.
2007-09-29 07:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Interesting Rome collapsed just after declaring itself a "Christian Nation." And European countries have 1/4 the crime rates per capita as the US and almost no gun deaths. Nothing we'd want to copy.
"Per Capita" means nothing to you I see. And I read more newspapers in a day than you do in a month.
2007-09-29 14:09:02 · answer #2 · answered by God 6 · 7⤊ 3⤋
Liberalism and Socialism are two different things. Liberalism refers to the political realm while Socialism refers to the economic realm. There have been plenty of non-liberal governments which were socialist. Get a clue.
2007-09-29 14:11:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
They can't show any proof that they work. The reason is they don't.
2007-09-29 14:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by bored 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do a little more homework - no on second thought let's make that a lot more homework.
2007-09-29 14:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by ash 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
When you are given something for free. You don't have to work for it.
Ah.....Utopia!
2007-09-29 14:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by PNAC ~ Penelope 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋