Some Ideas on Socialism

[Gregorian]

2. Once we get past the fearmongering, what we're left with is control over our lives.

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Demonizing Socialism is how they prevent us from seeing its powerful benefits. Control over our livelihood is a very big contributor towards health and happiness. Two things we seem to have forfeited in our present scheme.

The Democratic Socialist arrangement is so good they had to make it taboo. It's a miracle of marketing that they could actually get people to buy something that's not in their best interest.

Fear is keeping people from seeing how good the benefits can be. Instead of asking and hoping for days off, or maternity leave, or more pay, or a shorter work week, or any number of things we have to fight for now, workers would no longer be just employees, but members of the board of the company they now work for, and own.

Most people are realizing that our present situation doesn't work for them. It works for the owners, but it leaves the employees floundering.

If people could clearly see the major benefits to them and society from this economic arrangement , they would leap at the opportunity to abandon the nightmare we're currently experiencing.

Thanks for the great post. We need more discussion of this very much misunderstood topic. There's much to be optimistic about.

edited for spelling.