Hello Alexander,   
      
    LL>>> May we all live in a land of idiots.   
      
    GH>>  I'm sure we already do. :)   
    GH>> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance,   
    GH>> and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal   
    GH>> sharing of misery"  Winston Churchill   
      
   AK>But capitalism is the unequal sharing of welfare and creating   
   AK>misery and slaves artificially. ;-)   
      
   The "cesspool capitalism" that Karl Marx described was very real   
   in his day, but fortunately for all is a thing of the past.   
      
   AK>It has been always clear for me that all people cannot and   
   AK>will never be out of misery in the capitalistic countries.   
      
   Capitalism is nothing more than another form/variant of feudalism.   
   The same can be said of socialism or fascism or any other form   
   of economic system used today or that has been used by man since   
   Roman times.   
      
   AK>If they will be out of it, it will be a nightmare scenario   
   AK>and the end of the potential difference that is necessary for   
   AK>survival of the capitalistic system.   
      
   And what kind of economic system will you replace it with?   
   Assuming you had the power to do so.  Would it be a blast to   
   the past, with a "pure" form of feudalism such as the time   
   when we had kings, nobles, lords, and serfs?  Would it be a   
   personality cult, such as Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now,   
   Josef Stalin in the USSR, Marshall Tito in Yugoslavia, Mao   
   Tse Tung in China, or Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany?   
      
   How can we find out which economic system is best?   
   Is there a way to test it before we use it in reality?   
   Perhaps there is.   
      
   Thanks to a college professor who loves to play games,   
   especially with his students, this possibility truly exists.   
      
   Bob Blain is the creator of COOPERATION: The Wealth of Nations   
   Game.  The game in computer form is free -   
      
   http://www.siue.edu/~rblain/coopgame.htm   
      
   Students who have played this game graded economic systems   
   based on their experience of play -   
      
   A - Autonomy   
   B - Socialism   
   C - Barter   
   F - Capitalism   
      
   Yes, students gave capitalism a failing grade.   
   Not just any students, but AMERICAN students.   
      
   Up to six can play in a game.   
      
   There are four different kinds of games that can be played -   
      
   BARTER (beginner's game)   
   MAJORITY RULE (socialist game)   
   MAKING MONEY (capitalist game)   
   AUTONOMY (tournament game)   
      
   Each player in the game manages a city of 20,000 people.   
      
   Quite a bit of fun.  A game that is both entertaining   
   and educational.  Even for adults who think they know it   
   all.  :)   
      
   --Lee   
      
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