rianofski: (Old lies and fireflies)
Andrew Ryan ([personal profile] rianofski) wrote in [community profile] alternativewriting 2012-09-14 09:17 pm (UTC)

I'm so glad I was a poli sci major right now

"That is a truly myopic viewpoint. The whole idea of collective ownership is ridiculous at best, and communist governments almost always severely oppress political opposition, which hardly strikes me as a truly even playing field. Communist leaders claim that they're working for the common good, that they want everyone to live a good life, but history has shown that most, if not all, of them have been corrupt and oppressive. Furthermore, people should motivate themselves to achieve, and obtain wealth through personal ambition. Communism stunts and discourages personal ambition. If achievement and productivity is man's true goal, which I believe it should be, how can a communist society claim to be working for the good of the people, when in reality, it defies the very tenant most intrinsic to human nature: self-interest."

Oh yeah. It's capitalism time up in here.

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