Quote Originally Posted by Hachifusa
If something needs to be done, the greedy dollar-chasers would do it in spades because they believe in profit. And on the other hand: how is the government more certified to run industry than the industrials are?
Err... I'm afraid I can't quite grasp your logic. That kind of thinking is what leads to the privatisation, not only of industry and transport, but healthcare and even education. "Why build schools? Some greedy ass-hat will undoubtedly start a private one!" Not a good way to run a country. Besides, anyone who's in it purely for the money can not, ever, under any circumstances, be trusted. That kind of system would lead to huge amounts of corruption. Just look at the oil companies...
Quote Originally Posted by Shadow Nexus
Also, the concept of "totalitarian" is absurd there, as fascism is totalitarian, and socialism can be totalitarian or liberal. Yeah, socialism dosen't make much sense...how do they define it? Because socialism dosen't need to be socially permissive.
I agree that totalitarianism is used pretty vaugely there, but I think it means the sort of pure totalitarianism you get. Like 1984. Stalin or Mao, though claiming to be communist would fall here, for example, because there policies basically came down to 'Everyone do exactly what I say, when I say, all the time'.