NationStates Jolt Archive

Is it possible to combine Capitalism, Comunism and socailism into one? I mean each one has its good point and each has its bad. What if we were to take all the good qualities of each and put them together would that work? Tell me what you think and why.

Aren't Captialism and Socialism pretty much diametrically (<-- i don't know what that word means but it seems to fit) opposed? So most of the tenets of one would contradict the other, so combining them would mean they'd just cancel eachother out, surely?

Well Canada's economy is based off both the aspects of capitalism and communism…

Erm, no you couldn't mix all three to get a superior system. There are semi- socialist capitalist states, if you know what I mean ("ethical" not the inverted commas capitalism), but if you combined all three I would imagine a state capitalist system. Such as the USSR. So I don't think it would work, sorry.

Im no political expert or anything, but based on the slide rule principle of which political views and stances occupy different points on a two dimensional line wouldn't as communism and socialism are found in the left of the line, and capitalism on the right, wouldn't a merging of the three cause the stance to become central, i.e. liberal.
I know its probably more complicated than this, but its just a suggestion

Diamtreical opposition is referring to the point opposite another in the diameter of a circle, as memory serves. The second point is as far away from the other point as you can get, hence why it's used.

Aren't Captialism and Socialism pretty much diametrically (<-- i don't know what that word means but it seems to fit) opposed? So most of the tenets of one would contradict the other, so combining them would mean they'd just cancel eachother out, surely?
no. The US actually has mixed economy that has characteristics of both.

no. The US actually has mixed economy that has characteristics of both.
US is among the worst examples of a mixutre of socialism and capitalism... take some European countries and you get heavily socialistic capitalist states. I mean many more subsidized social programs... (medicare etc.) although still retaining a capitalistic feel.

I'd have to say no because you simply can't mix and match elements from each economic system. If you did, they wouldn't work together. You simply can't combine communism's free distribution with capitalism's profit motive and expect it to work.

Capitalism is dependent on people knowing everything to work as advertised.
For the same, communism is dependent on everyone knowing precisely what they need to and nothing else, and socialism is dependent on everyone thinking for themselves.

Guess how many of these ideals will actually FUNCTION if applied to a real-world scenario.