Well done for speaking your mind
To all below:
A socialist is something different than being a communist.
Communist systems have not succeded and were mostly possibble under dictatorship. The nature of man is the cause of communistic failure. Communism would divide possesion equally amongst all people but you guessed it some get more than others.
Socialism exist in a lot of countries however in many countries.
However it has it's flaws because of the social system some Non social individuals exploit the system. Commonly known as the 'freeloader' or the 'Conman'.
Now the capitalistic system had it going for them a long time.
However nature of man achieving somethings often feeds greedyness.
The richer trying to get more rich ( nothing wrong with that )
But the recent years have shown us that morgages were knowingly sold to people that couldn't even afford to pay rent!
Why? because the buyer wants what he can get no matter what consequences.
The bankers sell what they can sell to get most money possible.
If that happens every once and a while nothing happens really but when bankers become greedy and people who can't afford to keep consuming capitalism collapses.
The lesson we can draw from this is: Are we humans capable in succeeding?
Are we? Or are we always in need of more? Many Indian tribes just lived from nature and took what they needed and didn't take more than they needed.
We can change how we live as humans. How about three for three strangers in need ask them to that as well doesn't have to be money.
Just do something good and let it grow!!!
If it starts here today? 2010 would make a change to how we have lived in the past!