Reply #66: "basic human nature of cooperation? [View All]

[gorfle]

Are you serious? All of human history has been the struggle of people to get ahead of their neighbors. Even if you can get some people to cooperate, there is always someone who won't, and that brings down the whole system.

Desire drives all of man's actions. Desire for food, shelter, sex, material goods. There are always people willing to screw over others to satisfy their desires. It requires an authority to keep the people's desires in check. This power will always be abused. This is why Socialism can't work.