Let me respond first as a democratic socialist - a true believer in peaceful revolution ( if at all possible ). WE would help get people out of poverty by helping the privileged class get out of a life of irrational greed.WE can promise them that the " good life " is possible without an excess of exploitation and oppression- without a repressive STATE that cost billions.
Huge amounts of social wealth will become available for the purpose of public education, USEFUL job training, and for the masses living a more meaningful life.
Today we let capitalist considerations determine the usefulness of almost any activity. Talk radio sages laugh at young college students who prefer to study philosophy, art, music, literature, or ancient history, or DEAD languages. This is the death of CULTURE !
Unemployed individuals become depressed thinking that not being useful to some capitalist is the same as absolute uselessness.
In " Man's Search for Meaning " famous psychiatrist and Nazi concentration camp survivor Viktor E. Frankl explains why human life is ALWAYS meaningful.
The late Isaac Asimov had some brilliant ideas on improving public education. He did see the personal computer as a marvelous means to make education exciting and relevant to millions of otherwise BORED students.
Socialism will not be boring.
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