I wouldn't call myself an expert on socialism, but I think what they complain about is more that there's a division between the people who own capital and the people who use it? So that those who own it but allow others to use it get to extract rent or usury from those who actually use capital to produce?
Could be wrong. *shrug*
I agree. But the problem is this 'division' can only come from 1 place: 'Government'. And when socialist advocate for 'Government' to solve this problem, they are not only contradicting themselves, they are actually advocating for the problem to get worse.
Then why not show them how the problem they say they want to solve will get worse?
Have you ever heard the phrase: "socialist ends, market means"?
I agree that the videos have a problem with pauses and such. I'm not sure who your target audience is for the content...
My 'target audience' is anyone who care enough to watch. LOL
Makes sense. Well, I certainly encourage you to keep making them!
I don't think socialists would agree with your use of the word "capitalism" to mean a society that has capital of any sort, so it seems like they'll reject the basic premise of your videos.
If they dont agree, does this make my position wrong? Or does it mean they have already made up their minds, regardless of any information presented?
It's just a definition. Can the definition one uses for a word be right or wrong? What makes your definition correct and any other definition others might use or have used historically wrong?
If it's directed more at fence-sitters of some sort, then I'm not sure you've made a convincing case that individual ownership of capital is preferable, or even that letting people keep all of what they earn is preferable.
Would
you call it 'preferable' for me to come steal your money (for no reason other than Im allowed to) under threat of violence? Or would
you call it 'preferable' for me to leave you alone and allow you to choose how to spend your money?
Do you actually think people need to be convinced that being robbed is a bad thing? LOL
I would prefer to keep my money, but plenty of people exist who are perfectly fine paying taxes. They don't consider it their money, they believe it belongs to the government. How are you going to change their minds?
In other words, it seems socialist/communist think its okay to be robbed by a socialist/communist 'Government', but think it would be bad to be robbed by a 'capitalist' 'Government'. Holy contradictions batman.
Well, I don't think most people in the U.S. identify as socialist. I think most of them actually argue for what they consider a form of capitalism.
But most people also don't think that taxes constitute robbery. (Or even that more direct things like civil forfeiture qualify as robbery.) Your videos here do little to attempt to show that governments, by their nature, engage in robbery or extortion.
I think many people would simply tell you that people were only able to earn what they did because the government helped them out, and so they have an obligation to pay the government back.
Do you think there were slaves who told other slaves that if they leave the plantation, they wont be as safe, so they have a moral obligation to pay back the slave master for his food and shelter?
I don't really know, but I would find it a bit surprising, to be honest. I think the psychology of those living under government is quite a bit different from the psychology of the slaves that people had in the U.S. But it isn't something I've looked up, so I don't really know.
Maybe you should talk more about the moral philosophy you use as a starting point?
I agree, and i need to do that. Like i said i made this videos years ago.
Cool! I look forward to seeing any new videos you make.
