tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post5041628497493930857..comments2024-03-22T19:52:46.571+00:00Comments on SOCIALISM OR YOUR MONEY BACK: Fuzzing the issuesPoetry Coalshedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05514953133244910986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-66739689304451762712010-01-24T16:16:34.675+00:002010-01-24T16:16:34.675+00:00Yes, I completely agree. Well, other then the fac...Yes, I completely agree. Well, other then the fact some of improvements in how criminals are treated when they enter the (so-called) justice system could be implemented under capitalism. Though I'm sure its true we would need socialism to reduce crime and hopefully prevent the need in the first place.Quantum Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102359411053429894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-48248078448959337982010-01-23T14:31:57.807+00:002010-01-23T14:31:57.807+00:00Chapter six of Pieter Lawrence's 'Practica...Chapter six of Pieter Lawrence's 'Practical Socialism'<br />http://tinyurl.com/ybkzdkb<br />presents another view which might be more to your liking. Speculation aside, socialists would agree with him when he writes that "the well proven link between crime and economics adds great force to the argument that the conditions of life in socialist communities would greatly reduce crime. The welfare of all citizens would be the first objective of social organisation and this would be achieved through cooperation, and would provide a secure standard of living for every person. Its relationships would reduce psychological damage and would be more conducive to a healthier pattern of personal conduct. In place of economic individualism, exploitation, competition and social exclusion, all of which contribute to the conditions in which crime thrives, there would be social integration and equal standing amongst all members of the community." A socialist world or more of Murder Inc? The choice is clear.hallblithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103491398870023498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-72081445851825476552010-01-22T17:53:20.721+00:002010-01-22T17:53:20.721+00:00For one thing Ron Cook assumes that people start o...For one thing Ron Cook assumes that people start out a blank slate, which seems not to be the case.<br /><br />Also temporary vigilance committees going round tranquillising and killing people who upset the masses sounds more like lynching with another name. Obviously it doesn't go into much detail there, so I'm not certain of its advantage of trial by jury.Quantum Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102359411053429894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-48250776618287953252010-01-21T18:12:03.732+00:002010-01-21T18:12:03.732+00:00Socialists do not have crystal balls but we can sp...Socialists do not have crystal balls but we can speculate. Chapter 10, 'Crime and violence', of this book by the late Ron Cook provides much related food for thought:<br />http://tinyurl.com/y96xbcnhallblithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103491398870023498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-10885366674016857152010-01-19T15:01:09.312+00:002010-01-19T15:01:09.312+00:00What are we going to do with the rapists and murde...What are we going to do with the rapists and murderers?Quantum Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102359411053429894noreply@blogger.com