The eternal question: Collectivism, or individualism?

>>134824199
>Always thinking in extremes
They are separate respects and both have a place.

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>>134824199
>>134824286
>>134824480
Golden Mean, Socrates

Remember The Wisdom of Western Civilization, White MAn

>>134824199
A collective of individuals is the best answer

>>134824199
Collectivism will always win. The problem is that it's hard to decide what direction the collective should go, whereas you crowdsource that decision in an individualist society. So really it just depends on how competent the leadership of the collectivist society is. See Singapore vs Venezuela.

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>>134824480

>>134824199
Individualism inside collectivism.

>>134824199

Economic individualism under an umbrella of social collectivism

>>134824199

A society that is collectivist towards outsiders, but has a healthy (but not extreme) level of internal individualism

>>134824199
Collective individualism whereby the individual is subconsciously coaxed into representing and embodying the collective.

>>134824199
Socially conservative, Internally individualistic, Externally collectivist, Financially individualist, caveat taxes on the top 1% superrich out the ass. Lowest taxes possible to everyone else, even the top 10% aside. Fuck welfare gibs, proritize spending on infrastructure projects with long term benefit. Hydro dams. Housing projects. Public structures. Endowments. Things that last instead of mere gib checks for votes.

>>134824480
>flag

Hahaha yeah Mr. "Libertarian"

>>134824199

It's about striking a balance. Humans have the capacity to act individually, and yet are also very social creatures that are capable of empathy and often function best in a group situation.

People say that Marxism doesn't work with human nature, and that is true. But the hypocritical thing is that most of the people that say it are Libertarians/Anarchists who don't realize that their worldview shares the same fatal flaw.