Quote from RCG Trader:
Wha?
Im curious, maybe I missed it, but what is real socialism?
To me, socialism works like this, and this is from personal experience.
In the 80's I was in school for electrical engineering. We were in calculus and being exposed to differential equations.
This is essential to the degree process, as we will see this again in physics II, and thermodynamics.
We had a test on Monday.
On Friday some of my classmates decided to go bar hopping, and it went on all weekend. I stayed at the dorm.
On Monday, it was ugly. Out of a class of 25, three people scored 80 and above. Dr. Dean, a Ph.D. in mathematics, was appalled.
What happened next was my first exposure to socialism. The girl who scored a 100, well her score was tossed, I scored an 82 and another kid scored an 80.
Prof. Dean introduced me to a "curve". In other words, we would be graded on the median average of all the kids in the class, which was around a 60.
Some of my barhopping classmates passed the test with a less than 50%
So the three of us who studied got what?
FOR what?
Honestly, this sent me into a tailspin for awhile, because I had learned that all you really needed to be was as good as average.
Why study for distinction when your score goes into a big pot?
In life, our income is our score. U are suggesting that my score goes into a big pot.
That is what "real" socialism is, and I want no part of that.
