Why do people get so worked up over their preferred economic system?

[Equivocal_Iki]

Because the FED is literally destroying the economy as we know it and people use all the examples of it's failings to attack "unfettered free markets". It's like everyone's on a feedback loop of regulation.

 

[Toucan]

Because it is to do with the allocation of finite resources.
Try being locked in a room with two other people and one bottle of water for about a week and see if you wonder why people fight over these things afterwards.

 

[Slap47]

At the end of the day, all socialism vs capitalism (vs whatever else) really boils down to is "I think this economic theory theory would be best for me and the people around me". Why do people essentially treat this as some vitally important issue that will even come up when they're simply choosing who to be friends with? I'm pretty capitalist but some of my best friends are borderline commies economics-wise, why should I give a shit?

Some people really dislike mass starvation for some reason. It is extremely puzzling.

Of course, some people also just need some nebulous idea to latch onto for their identity. Just look at the Stephan Molynuex crowd. They used to be all about anarcho-capitalism but now they're white ethno-nationalists.

 

[Joan Nyan]

Because we have a democratic system in which psycho commie baby killers actually get to vote or even run for office themselves. If you're from another country, or don't vote, I don't mind whatever crazy shit you believe.

 

[Webby's Boyfriend]

90% of Murican economy spergs cannot even give a scientifically accurate definition of "capitalism" and "socialism".

 

[The best and greatest]

Stupid. However, you are correct in a broad sense, specifically in claiming that neither pure capitalism nor pure communism are the future. Literally every developed country on the planet has some kind of mixed-market scheme going on, and I see no reason that that should change anytime soon.

I think the reason that people are getting so angry about their macroeconomic system of choice is that they fail to make the distinction between "The government should do something" versus "My people, generally, should do something". For instance, welfare is just charity, but enforced by threat of violence by the state. I have no problem allowing people to pay money to help out the poor and destitute, but I have a huge problem with people being forced by the government to support niggers on welfare. Therefore, when anyone advocates for social safety nets, you should simply point out that if we as a society actually gave a shit about the poors, we'd just give them money ourselves, without having the ZOG as a middleman.

I think equating welfare to violently enforced state charity is a bit simplistic and obtuse unless you're an anarcho-capitalist. I'd rather the state care for mentally ill homeless people than having a state of affairs where private citizens have to put themselves and their own homes at risk in order to bring such people off the street whom are often dysfunctional and anti-social to the point of dangerousness. People like this don't need your money, they need a specialized institution to stay at and be cared for so they aren't rummaging through your garbage or harassing your kids on the way to school.

 

[nonvir_1984]

It seems to me capitalists still have hope (that they can prosper) because they are out of touch with reality - the reality that life is just rigged and people with power will use it and always win. Capitalists' hope blinds them and they do terrible things to make their hope come true.
Communists and socialists are realists - they know it is rigged - but are willing to do terrible things to prevail over reality.
Just different sides of the same loaded dice.
Ordinary folks never win; they just get it where the cat gets the thermometer.
As Thucydides said: the powerful do what they will and and the powerless endure what they must. The fight between these tow views is why people get worked up. IMHO.

 

[Recoil]

There are people who want to kill me and take what I've got, and they're justifying that attitude with Marxist rhetoric.