Politica Realitica

I never wanted to force any political viewpoint on my son, as I want him to be able think independently and make his own choices. I did, however, try to provide examples of situations that might apply to real life.

For example, I told him how socialism, while a wonderful feel good idea, actually works. Imagine a society in which everyone is equal, and everyone gets from the system a bowl of rice for dinner. It’s good, because everybody is treated equally and everybody gets the same amount. Until somebody wants more – it could be a fat guy or a lazy guy, but the bowl of rice just isn’t enough. While everybody else is working for their daily bowl of rice, the lazy guy doesn’t work but still wants rice. The “utopian” society has already distributed the lazy guy’s bowl of rice, assuming that lazy guy will produce equally to the rest.

Lazy guy doesn’t want to work for the collective effort, but he’s still hungry! So he goes and steals from the others.

Some of the people find that their daily ration is not satisfactory, so they clear a plot, toil, and grow their own rice. They not only then grow enough to feed their own family, but they have enough extra that they can sell to others.

Some of the others also found out that the daily bowl of rice was not satisfactory. They didn’t become thieves, because they realized that they could produce clothing or provide a form of sustenance by growing food, and in the meantime make a profit (no one works for free).

Lazy guy doesn’t work or contribute to the collective, and starves to death.