Interesting Reason.com article on today's perceptions of Socialism:
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Yes, pretty good article. My take is what I've preached before: Many people think of government in the same light as a god -- can do no wrong, and is the next best thing. I think the best way to combat this misperception is to give the argument that government is executed through nameless, faceless employees, who are employed in an inferior workplace environment that breeds incompetence, apathy, and cronyism. Government becomes the worst place to get something done because employees are not incentivized and are not disincentivized (their employer will never go out of business, and thus nobody will lose their job).
Looking at the details of how government works rather than perceiving Government as an entity is the way to expose its folly. Government is the solution of last resort, not first resort.
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