| I have no better analysis than yours, G Adams. One minor item: Socialism and National Socialism(Nazism) both look to the STATE for solutions to problems. I prefer to depend on free markets(no, not regulated ones) that are monitored to prevent predatory practices that unfairly target smaller competitors. The STATE is a means of tyranny when it is asked to solve every problem. The POWER to do so is a corrupting influence on those who wield it and ruin follows the power-grab. Individual rights are not highly respected in Statist systems. Hegel in practice...
"Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams |