Paola >> Why doesn’t a left-wing business owner split their profits equally with their employees, given how strongly they defend socialism?
William >> I’ll play “devil’s advocate” here 😉 … I think that’s going to be the best way to get my point across.
(Gemini)
Some people on the left are indeed hypocrites, maybe even the majority.
They only want to redistribute what belongs to others.
But then there’s the pragmatist.
Let’s suppose I were a wealthy socialist who advocated for equal profit sharing.
I would only do that if everyone else did it too.
If many people kept accumulating wealth and living lavishly… I’d feel like a bit of a fool living below my means with my family.
And here we hit the main barrier of Karl Marx’s theories: “human nature.”
Absolutely everyone would have to want to share equally what they inherited or worked hard to earn. Those who don’t want to will be forced to do so by the “State.”
But as it turns out, there is no single individual called the State.
There are people (elected or not) holding powerful positions.
These people are also subject to wanting to accumulate wealth, it’s human nature, there’s no escaping it.
I’m not saying everyone is greedier than they should be.
I’m saying that many human beings are born with that trait.
To make a comparison so everyone can understand … it’s like wanting to ban sex before or outside of marriage.
You can “preach” that idea all you want.
But it’s naive to believe you’ll eliminate those practices from society.
It’s quite common that not even those who preach it with strong conviction can resist temptation.
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