03-25-2020, 12:11 PM
(03-24-2020, 11:45 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:(03-24-2020, 10:30 PM)beechnut79 Wrote:(03-24-2020, 06:09 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: It's relative. Sometimes and in some places we need more socialism. Sometimes more capitalism. The USA needs more socialism now.
Wasn’t the period between 1945 and 1970 or so a welcome benign hybrid of both?
Yes.
… and no. Remember, this was also the time when we endured the Red Scare, cultural blandness (to the point of nausea) and overbearing oversight of our sexual mores. Economically, the world was pretty good, but economics isn't life. The 2T happened because the conformity was getting too much to bear. Of course, the backlash went too far too, which lead to the neoliberal fantasy we're trying to escape now.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.