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Libertarian Socialism

You believe in a society where individuals enjoy both personal freedom and collective ownership, aiming for a more equitable distribution of resources and power.

Libertarian Socialism is a political philosophy that advocates for the abolition of both the state and capitalism, favoring a society based on voluntary, cooperative institutions. These institutions would be owned and managed democratically by the people who use them or work in them. Libertarian Socialism is also known as left-libertarianism, socialist libertarianism, or anarchism. It is a broad category of political philosophies, which oppose authoritarian state intervention in the lives of individuals, while also opposing the injustice of economic inequality, which they believe is perpetu…  

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How might your perspective on success change in a society where collective well-being is the priority?

 @9LBNHGN from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

People being happy is good but also our economy is important

 @9LBNR33 from Arkansas  answered…2yrs2Y

I think success would be defined different since you now have different goals.

 @9LBNHMJ from Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

Libertarian socialists tend to see the working class as agents of social revolution, reject representative democracy and electoralism, and advocate for self-organisation and direct action as means to engage in class conflict.

 @9LBNNFRDemocrat from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

I think that this would positively affect many people because our well beings would be better and more taken care of.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you define freedom in your life, and how might that change under a different social system?

 @9HT3BYY from North Dakota  answered…2yrs2Y

I think that for my freedom it is to be able to express without fear of being judged, obviously with due respect for other people and opinions

 @9HWGZML from Minnesota  agreed…2yrs2Y

I agree with the statement to a point. I don't think freedom means having no fear of judgement. We have the freedom to jump out of a airplane, that doesn't mean we won't get hurt. Same with freedom of speech. You have the freedom to say whatever you want, but that does not mean everyone will like it or agree or feel tolerant towards it. But we have the freedom to say it anyways. We, clearly in view of our laws, do not have the freedom to do whatever we want. So speak all you like, but if the words turn to action and that action breaks the law, your freedoms end pretty quickly.

 @9HT386S from Washington  answered…2yrs2Y

Being able to choose how I live, what I am able to do, and how I'm able to handle my life.

 @9HW8T56 from Tennessee  agreed…2yrs2Y

I believe that the government should be weaker and alone from its population, and allow its citizens to handle themselves and not push corrupt politics.

 @9HT4BPCWomen’s Equality from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

the ability to do stuff and have the freedom to do so and under a social system I cant js do whatever. there's still laws obviously and rules we have to follow kind of like they say in school but bigger rules that apply to adults and EVERYONE.

 @9HT36HS from Massachusetts  answered…2yrs2Y

Freedom is my ability to live how i want to. it may change and be more challenging

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

What motivates you to help others, and would these motivations increase in a more cooperative society?

 @9LBNKRS from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Jesus motivated me to help others, this motivation would increase if more people would accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

 @9LBNWMQ from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

The thing that motivates me to help others is self gain. This would help literally everyone.

 @9LBNK55 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

I think its okay and helping others is what makes you human

 @9LBNTLKWomen’s Equality from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

I think in a more cooperative society, I would feel more inclined to help others. Even now I do what I can for those who are less fortunate and spread awareness where I can.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Can you describe a time when working in a team led to a better outcome than working individually?

 @9LFQGF4 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Libertarian socialists advocate the empowerment of individuals to control their own lives and encourage them to voluntarily cooperate, rather than allow themselves to be controlled by a state.

 @9LHRM5VJustice party member from New Jersey  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Important decisions are made by the officials that earned their spot towards the top. Simply letting anyone run a muck doing what they see fit is borderline anarchy

 @9LFQMZWanswered…2yrs2Y

When I was doing a science project we was able to finish faster by working together than by ourselves

 @9LKM2MR from Georgia  agreed…2yrs2Y

Yes, with team building skills and collaboration through working with creative differences work can be finish to all of everyone's best of ability along with different perspectives on how to get the work done more efficiently.

 @9LFR3JZ from California  answered…2yrs2Y

When we had to complete a project that had many requirements and little time to complete it.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Can you think of a scenario where collective good may clash with individual desires, and how might this be navigated?

 @9HZ7KYX from South Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

I think when people are in charge of their individual selves and there is no other authority, it could easily become chaotic. The government is meant to protect and support the people.

 @9HZ7K4S from Oregon  answered…2yrs2Y

When theirs is anyone with a biased view. Which is everyone

 @9HZ7D5SDemocrat from California  answered…2yrs2Y

Vaccination, we could navigate it by documenting all the exact steps in the process to make the vaccine, helping skeptical adults make a decision based on real evidence and cutting out guessing.

 @9HZ7TRR from Indiana  answered…2yrs2Y

Individual desires should in no way hold priority over the collective good.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do peer-to-peer interactions in your life compare to those mediated by institutions or corporations?

 @9KN9HXBPeace and Freedom from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

I do not support Libertarian Socialism because I like peer to peer interaction.

 @9L5N8X2  from Texas  asked…2yrs2Y

Could you explain where the two come into conflict?

 @9KN9JPW from Nebraska  answered…2yrs2Y

Most people that are peers of mine don't like liberals as much

 @9KN8X6Z from California  answered…2yrs2Y

Peer to peer interactions defiantly have a bigger impact on me then anything else.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  disagreed…2yrs2Y

An oxymoron – libertarianism and socialism are polar opposites

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Ohoh this is MY territory. Socialism itself runs off of communal, public, or social ownership of the means of production, and Marxist theory itself merely sees government as a tool to make it work overtime, gradually shrinking as the economy changes. Marx himself WAS a libertarian socialist, an extremely libertarian one at that, and a lot of his models and theories were the building blocks for working nations. The constant misinformed narrative of socialism as authoritarian comes from those nations centralizing and imbuing power into the government to handle the economic issues that OTHER nat…  Read more

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

You're conflating socialism with Communism. Marx was not a Socialist, but the Founder of Communism, which says that the State (government) is an unnecessary evil & must be abolished, after property rights have been abolished, to achieve a "classless, stateless" utopian society. Communism has never been achieved, and never will be, and I would not call it libertarian at all, because without private property rights, anarchism would be ten thousand times more chaotic than it would be with them. It is totally unrealistic and only the most naive ideologues, with visions of rainb…  Read more

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Ah, now we’re starting to get somewhere. Marx was in fact a socialist, since socialism is the intermediate stage towards communism. There are some communists who aren’t socialists (yes, Marxists tend to be both), but they are frequently disproven and written off due to the fact that communism isn’t something you IMPLEMENT, it’s something that EMERGES far into the future. It’s a promise that requires post-scarcity, and for work itself to eventually become so automated and efficient that it’s an optional thing. Capitalism itself doesn’t provide that bec…  Read more

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  disagreed…2yrs2Y

None of this changes the fact that whenever you vote socialist you are voting for the ideology of GULAGS that exterminated twelve times as many innocent people as Hitler killed in the Third Reich.

  @Renaldo-MoonGreen  from Pennsylvania  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Socialism is the economic organization that communism, the government organization, relies on.

  @9W3FGXC  from New York  disagreed…2yrs2Y

“Marx himself WAS a libertarian socialist, an extremely libertarian one at that, and a lot of his models and theories were the building blocks for working nations”

This is my best attempt at a rebuttal, do what you want with it.

1) Marx could've been a libertarian trying to create a good system, but that doesn't mean that others were & are and 2) It has been said that Marx's manifesto (manifestos are typical written by authoritarian figures) is considered dumb 3) Usually, if your an American Marxist, your usually pretty low I.Q 4) Communist killed around 94 million people 5) Communism & Fascism are very similar, so if you call yourself a Marxist or Communist or whatever you call yourself, you're also a Fascist because you want to get rid of people's rights & personal freedoms &…  Read more

 @9RTKD7L from Arizona  disagreed…2yrs2Y

“If countries supported socialist countries, they’d actually succeed, since socialism in its extremely authoritarian forms actually does work, the issue lies with international cooperation, which drastically reduces the need for any kind of government power on the scale like the USSR. It’s not just possible, it’s the natural state of socialism to be less authoritarian, but other nations make that difficult intentionally because the concept of a working socialist country would uproot capitalism itself.”

This section disagrees with itself. You admit socialism works best under authoritarian rule, which is the case, and there has to be an individual or a group that can enforce that rule. To call socialism communal, especially to say this communal thought process is in the best interests of the greater majority, if not the whole, is at best a misnomer, specifically because someone must be in control somewhere. Capitalism actually does flourish when there are less controls over it, especially when there are less people trying to oversee everything. These people can in fact be bought and told to…  Read more

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

What does it mean to be successful, and would your definition change in a society that values collective over individual success?

 @9HZ7DXQDemocrat from Nevada  answered…2yrs2Y

To be successful, is to be aware of what is going on around yourself. To be able to understand and seek the truth behind all the lies that are spreading throughout the entertainment industry. To Chose what will impact yourself and everyone around you for that better.

 @9HZ6ZXG from Maryland  answered…2yrs2Y

To me being successful is getting the career or job of your job that you enjoy. My definition wouldn't change in a society that values collective over individual success

 @9HZ6R7T from California  answered…2yrs2Y

To make a difference in their community, and no it would not change.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Have you ever been part of a group where everyone had an equal voice, and how did that make you feel?

 @9HT3D7M from Delaware  answered…2yrs2Y

I have and it made me feel heard and that what I was saying was relevant.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Do you believe a community can provide for all its members effectively; why or why not?

 @9HX83FGRepublican from Iowa  answered…2yrs2Y

No. It will kill the drive to come up with new ideas.

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…2yrs2Y

a large amount of new ideas came from nations considered by many to be socialist.

 @9HX7SLXRepublican from Maryland  answered…2yrs2Y

The term "community" and "effectively" can be redefined too much. It does not generate wealth.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How might your relationships with others change if your community operated on mutual aid?

 @9HYFPZP from Montana  answered…2yrs2Y

We would become more reliant and closer as people, but this would make it so there is no ¨backbone¨ to a community so if it were to fall apart it would be very difficult to save it. Ive never lived in a city that was large so I cant say how it would work with that many different thought processes but in a small town I think it would work pretty well.

 @9HYBLS5  from Nevada  answered…2yrs2Y

i would help anyone, regardless of race or gender, i aint a bad person like others

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

In what ways do you think personal achievement would be recognized in a society that values cooperation over competition?

 @9HJ5M2Xanswered…3yrs3Y

a person who is dedicated and stays true to their word

 @9HJ5BYV from New Hampshire  answered…3yrs3Y

people should be more competitive because people strive to be better.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

If there were no grades or monetary rewards at school, what would motivate you to learn?

 @9JQKNW7 from California  answered…2yrs2Y

The use of being able to learn in order to graduate for the yeae

 @9JRKH8W from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

The opportunity to obtain a better career later in life, as well as the innately rewarding act of increasing one's knowledge would motivate me.

 @9L5N8X2 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Curiosity. The pure love of knowledge. All children have it, it only disappears if the teacher isn’t engaging.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

If you could help shape a society from scratch, what core value would you want to prioritize, and why?

 @9K92NPP from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

I would prioritize empathy. Empathy leads to understanding which leads to more willingness of the people to be more unified and help each other for everyone’s benefit.

 @9K92MPQDemocrat from Massachusetts  answered…2yrs2Y

Positivity and acceptance , school should be seen as a important priority

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

If all jobs paid the same, which occupation would you pursue, and why?

 @9KJFH72 from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

Teaching, because that’s what I currently do and love it, but want to get paid more.

 @9KJFM8T from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

If all jobs paid the same, I would pursue an occupation that I'm interested in, instead of looking for a job that pays the best.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How can a society encourage individuals to contribute without monetary incentives?

 @9HZ6GNN from California  answered…2yrs2Y

By giving them facts and reasons on why to contribute and the benefits of this.

 @9L5N8X2 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

A personal desire to live in a better community. Laziness is born when what is accomplished by working is not in line with one’s emotional priorities. Most people want to work, but working for money is unfulfilling when you see it as means to an end.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

How would you envision a perfect balance between personal freedom and shared responsibilities in a society?

 @9HJN8T2 from California  answered…3yrs3Y

This seems like an oxymoron. Such a thing cannot exist. At least not under the current definitions of the terms.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Can you imagine a day in your life with no competition; what would that look like?

 @9HT4BPCWomen’s Equality from Wisconsin  commented…2yrs2Y

it would look like people (me included) listening and not comparing or feeling like they have to one up everyone and do something better than them.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How important is personal autonomy to you, and how does it harmonize with the idea of sharing power?

 @9KXSLHY from North Carolina  answered…2yrs2Y

I think that we need some government to keep people in check and to regulate, while also limiting the governments power and keeping a free market that insures competition and prosperity.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How might the role of education evolve in a society focused on cooperation rather than competition?

 @9KXQQFBIndependentfrom Maine  answered…2yrs2Y

Education would be fundamentally viewed more as an opportunity to learn how to overcome challenges and contribute to things bigger than oneself, than as a stepping stone toward higher income.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

What does equality mean in your daily life, and can you imagine a society where this is the norm for everyone?

 @9JBMC9X from California  answered…2yrs2Y

Equality to me means that people are equal in what they do as if a man and woman get paid for a hard-working job they should get a equivalent pay to how hard and how long they work

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Which skills or talents do you wish were more valued in our current economic system?

 @9JBKSPBCA Common Sense  from Indiana  answered…2yrs2Y

Trades. Although schooling is very important, we are making careers like woodworking, plumbers, etc. seem like a bad option. College isn’t the best option for every single person.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Can you envision a world where cooperation is the norm, and what might be the biggest hurdle to achieving it?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How would your daily routine change if there was no need to work for a living?

 @9L6DWMR from Minnesota  answered…2yrs2Y

I would find something long-term to devote my life to anyway.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

When has sharing something brought more joy than owning it alone, and what does that tell you?

 @9KXNWLCfrom Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

Sharing the love of God glorifies Him and each who comes to it.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you imagine people would spend their time if earning a living were not a necessity?

 @9JCKDYZ from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Health in the general public would drop drastically and people would become codependent on technology

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How might your sense of security change in a world where everyone's needs are equally met?

 @9JNZPG5 from Washington  answered…2yrs2Y

If everyone's needs were equally met and equity is met for all American citizens, don't think I would be so left-winged.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…3yrs3Y

This is an oxymoron, libertarianism and socialism are opposites

 @InUnitWasherAndDryer from New Jersey  commented…3yrs3Y

You should look up the history of the word libertarianism. Wikipedia is a great place to start.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

That's laughable. Wikipedia isn't reliable in any way, shape or form.

  @9CJ6CB6 from Virginia  commented…2yrs2Y

Nor is your word on the subject of socialism if you think america is socialist.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…2yrs2Y

I wish you'd do some research and discover that every socialist principle has been applied in America. We have a progressive income tax, public education, wealth redistribution, social welfare programs, punitive regulations on private businesses, a massive regulatory bureaucracy, and much much more. I'll admit, the worst is yet to come, this is still an early form of socialism, a type of "socialism lite" but it's still socialist. Certainly it's not free market, else we'd have no income tax and no federal regulation of businesses, and a gold standard monetary system.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

How could education and healthcare work in a society where everything is collectively owned?

 @9HJN2HS  from Colorado  answered…3yrs3Y

In a society in which everything is collectively owned, education and healthcare would be free. In libertarian socialism, everything is shared amongst a community, and all workers receive the same wages. In this case, who would fund the education and healthcare systems? The answer is simple: taxes would be increased drastically. For example, in France, (a country with both socialized healthcare and education) tax rates raise progressively from 0% to 45% based on income, with an additional 3% on the portion of income that exceeds 250,000 euros. Instead, an a fully libertarian socialist society…  Read more

 @ISIDEWITHasked…3yrs3Y

What does 'ownership' mean to you, and could you imagine a world where no one person owns anything exclusively?

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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