Failure of Socialism

Socialism Failed Because It Stands Against the Law of Nature. In other side, Capitalism survive because it reflects the law of nature, and therefore, goes along the way with it.

The core principle held up in Socialism is: the Collectivity, that is all means of productions are owned collectively. The result is that all kind of products comes out from the collective means of productions are distributed EQUALLY to all people.¹

The core principle in the Law of Nature is: Survival of the Fittest. The strongest will win and maintain its existence.²

The core principle held up in Capitalism is: Free Market and Competition. ³ The means of production are mostly privately owned and operated for profit and in which distribution, production and pricing of goods and services are determined in a largely free market. ⁴

Before we go further, PLEASE NOTE:

1. Socialism and Capitalism are categorized as Political and Economical Ideology! Both can be found in Political Field and Economical Field.
2. Only Communism can be equally categorized with Socialism and Capitalism as Ideology!⁵⁶ All three of them are the polars of Ideologies. Yes, there are other ideologies, but the major ideologies in this world are only those three.
3. Marxism, Stalinism, and Leninism are only theories in relation to the Ideologies, but cannot be considered as a Major Ideologies themselves.⁷ Due to the definition of ideology, for the very most, they can only be viewed as the variations of Socialism. ⁸ Liberalism is more like a branch of Capitalism, or at least has the same characters with Capitalism as a political ideology.⁹
4. There are no way that Republic and Democrat can be put equally with Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, Marxism, Stalinism, Leninism, and Liberalism! Republic and Democrat are NOT IDEOLOGY nor THEORIES! Republic and Democracy are forms of Government!¹⁰ Republican and Democrat are the supporters of the related form of Government.¹¹
5. The United States of America is built on Capitalism Ideology! Not Republic and Democrat Ideology! They are Political Parties, but again, NOT Ideology!
6. There can never be more than 1 ideology combined and applied in a field, either in Politic Field, or Economic Field.
7. Although after Deng Xiao Ping (known for his speech: "It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice." Catching mice meant putting food on the table - meeting the material needs of the people. The color of the cat meant the degree to which the economy relies on private incentive and market forces rather than subsidies and quotas -) era, the People Republic of China seems like it has 2 ideology (Socialism and Capitalism), actually its political ideology is Communism, and its economical ideology is Socialism. They called it "Socialism with Chinese Characteristic."¹²

The inevitable and unavoidable result of applying the Socialism in Economic Field is, that every and each person is not judged by their own merit, but by their own need. No matter how hard or smart a person work, and no matter how much a person contribute to the society, if her need is only 1, then she only deserve to have one. No matter how lazy a person is, and no matter how least a person contribute to the society, if her need is 1, then she deserve to have it. Of course, in the end, such practice discourage the hard working person, and encourage laziness, bringing the society to fall to the destruction of the society.

Differ from the Socialism, in Capitalism every and each person is judged by their own merit. If a person work hard, then she deserve to have the fruits of her hard labor. If a person is lazy, then she deserve nothing. Moreover, after years, the Capitalism has evolved. The present Capitalism beautify herself. Now, almost all Capitalist Country have kind like:

1. Social Security Program and Subsidy programs for the poor (and Lazy of course);
2. Progressive Taxation (People with more income pay more percentage of Tax. The percentage of Tax for low income is lower than the percentage of Tax for higher income). This is the inevitable result of Government subsidizing the Poor (and the Lazy for sure). The money came from rich people.

Because Capitalism evolve this way, it is now supported by the Poor (and the Lazy).

So, for the Final Conclusion, Socialism Failed simply because it stands against the Law of Nature, while Capitalism succeed and survive because it goes along the way with the Law of Nature, and it also evolving to beautify itself.

So, what do you think?

PS:
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