On 06/12/2016 at 9:27 AM, Choke said:

Personally I think the problem with Socialism is essentially the same as the problem with Capitalism.

Inevitably you end up with corrupt people in positions of power.

No political or economic system will be infallible or perfect because there are always human being involved, and we tend to suck in general at governing ourselves.

Personally I like and dislike aspects of both Socialism and Capitalism. I like the notion that one should be entitled to benefit from their own work, and build personal wealth based on individual talent or intelligence. I also subscribe to the idea of a welfare state, where those who cannot do so are given a safety net. Disabled people are taken care of, children can be reliably educated by a state-run non-partisan education system. Honestly though, no political party is really campaigning for someone who tries to hold those two values. 10 years ago, it didn't seem like they were in conflict, now they are. Each side is constantly being pushed further and further to the left or right, and in my opinion it's to the detriment of us all.

Well said. Both Left and Right ideologies have enormous faults, that widen as the Population grows at an alarming rate

3 months after his passing, the ABC has changed their tune and he is now a divisive dictating figure. I guess none of their readers care now. It's a bit like all the climate records that make front page news and are later retracted quietly.

Back when he passed the ABC presented him as a fun loving, cigar smoking, hero.

So glad my taxes are being spent well.