> Power is much more centralized in socialist systems. Consequently, corruption spreads much faster compared to more decentralized systems like capitalism
Those are religious statements without any sound basis. In a capitalist system corruption is normalized in the form of the 'freedom of the property owner to do whatever he wants with his property' and 'election funding'.
> The end results is everyone is equally poor except for high level government officials.
Which contradicts the reality. The US is not at war. Nobody is sanctioning the US. Nobody is conducting economic warfare against the US. The US sat at the top of the world's economic system uncontested for the last 30 years. And that is the result.
> There is absolutely no practical difference in between driving a car that came out last year and driving a 5 year old car.
Newer cars weren’t the only thing socialist kleptocrats were found to be hoarding. They had all sorts of luxury goods from the West ranging from fashion, jewelry, and even food.
I don’t deny that late stage capitalism will happen or is happening as we speak, but socialism isn’t immune to corruption either. Late stage socialism also happens much sooner than late stage capitalism because power is so much more concentrated in socialist systems. We know this because we’ve had plenty of failed socialism experiments in the 20th century
> Those are religious statements without any sound basis
It’s ironic that you’d write this when you never offer solid facts yourself despite other commenters requesting that you provide data. My data is more valid than your little anecdotes
I didnt. There is absolutely no practical difference in between driving a car that came out last year and driving a 5 year old car.
> Besides what you wrote doesn’t fully reflect reality
Im sorry but a paper from a private American think thank does not make reality. Actual statistics do.
https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/homesick-for-a-...
> Power is much more centralized in socialist systems. Consequently, corruption spreads much faster compared to more decentralized systems like capitalism
Those are religious statements without any sound basis. In a capitalist system corruption is normalized in the form of the 'freedom of the property owner to do whatever he wants with his property' and 'election funding'.
> The end results is everyone is equally poor except for high level government officials.
Another religious statement.
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/13/americas-dirty-little-secret...
Which contradicts the reality. The US is not at war. Nobody is sanctioning the US. Nobody is conducting economic warfare against the US. The US sat at the top of the world's economic system uncontested for the last 30 years. And that is the result.