Great post, James. I will be sharing it as widely as I can.
I agree that the results are concerning. It made me ask another question: is the education system we went through responsible for our positive view of capitalism and technological advance? Or did we arrive at this view by some other means?
Good question. I went to highschool and college in the late 70's and early 80's so I would say that the educational system was responsible for my positive views.
The survey about the definitions of capitalism and socialism is flawed. For capitalism the first definition mentions some of its characteristics and the second definition cites ways to game the system. For socialism the first definition mentions some of its characteristics and the second restates those characteristics using different words.
Great post, James. I will be sharing it as widely as I can.
I agree that the results are concerning. It made me ask another question: is the education system we went through responsible for our positive view of capitalism and technological advance? Or did we arrive at this view by some other means?
Good question. I went to highschool and college in the late 70's and early 80's so I would say that the educational system was responsible for my positive views.
The survey about the definitions of capitalism and socialism is flawed. For capitalism the first definition mentions some of its characteristics and the second definition cites ways to game the system. For socialism the first definition mentions some of its characteristics and the second restates those characteristics using different words.