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Quote by: HelioPrime  Yet would people from an eastern upbringing view that as a negative?
When raised in a non linear end result way of thinking the actions of the individual can seem of less importance that the whole group. A society can take on more worth than any single unit within it.
Even the view that individuals produce the results can be seen as the society they live in educates them and allows them to achieve things.
Communism only comes into conflict when it runs into those raised in the belief that the single individual is the greatest unit of existence.
To those of us in the west I think this seems alien because we have a more self centered society. We desire a form of government that allows us to express our own ideals and not be forced to go along with the flow. |
I think that many people living in the east, are unaware of the benefits of
Capitalism. But, most of them will not deny you, the facts. The reality that most of them have no medical care, are starving, have no electricity, or have a third world standard of living. What produces wealth? What is the motive to produce? The results of communism or the incorrect philosophy are clear. Most people do not understand why they live in such horrible conditions. In a truly free society education is not at the expense of society, individuals have something to gain from an education. And, teachers have something to gain from individuals that wish to be educated. Society as such has no identity, there is only a number of individuals. Individuals must be free to choose to cooperate when it is to their mutual benefit or not. Clearly, if you look at the mixed economies that embrace more capitalism, you see a higher standard of living, and more wealth. Hong Kong is a prime example of this principle.