“The socialist immune system is powerful because it compares an ideal socialism of the imagination, where people truly care for one another, with the grubby and exploitative reality of capitalism, as we find it in the real world. When the defects of actually existing socialism are acknowledged, then they are treated as temporary or accidental faults, due to hostile outside forces or flawed leaders. If the faults are too grave, then the defective system is no longer described as socialist. We return to the starting point, comparing idealized socialism with existing, always-defective capitalism. With due goodwill, it is claimed, socialism will work better next time.” RealityCapitalismSocialismIdeology Book:Is Socialism Feasible?: Towards an Alternative Future Source: Is Socialism Feasible?: Towards an Alternative Future
“After two or more centuries of experimentation, socialists should be able to point to an alternative system that works, rather than comparing the actual world with an idealized system of their imagination.” RealityCapitalismSocialismIdeology Book:Is Socialism Feasible?: Towards an Alternative Future Source: Is Socialism Feasible?: Towards an Alternative Future