Left wing (socialist=real socialist not the thing USA calls socialism which is quite right leaning social liberalism), and quite anti-authoritarian. Capitalism must die and will die by its own hand. It's just a slow process.
The reason is said 'lol Americans' was because i find the general american attitude towards politics funny. It wasn't me judging an entire group of human beings, rather i was judging a common attitude displayed be a group of human beings. It's not innately american to be politically ignorant, but it pretty common in the current american political culture.
The reason i suggested you thought socialism was wrong on principle was because you used it as a criticism, rather than mere description, without any explanation. In fact you've backed up my assumption in your reply by stating you intolerance of what you believe to be socialism.
Now most importantly, from your reply i can see you have almost zero understanding of what socialism is and although i don't want to give you a huge political lecture i think it's important to set a few things straight.
To begin with, socialism is an umbrella term for a huge aray of political thought and doctrines ranging from communism to Guild socialism to social democracy. State intervention in itself does not equal socialism.
So when you say ;'the problem with socialism is that it removes individual rights' this is simply incorrect. There is no ideological doctrine that does not remove individual rights apart from anarchism. The very foundations of liberal thought are based on the exchange of some individual rights in return for the rule of law. The entire western world is based on the removal of individual rights.
Now perhaps you are suggesting that socialism removes individual rights completely, or to a much greater degree than liberalism? But even this argument does not stand up. Socialism as a whole (though this differs between different forms of socialism) is inherently intertwined with democracy and seeks to empower the majority of the population in a way that liberalism doesnt, by democratizing the economy and putting the people directly in charge of political matters through different forms of direct democracy. Though again this is a very broad generalization, it shows how your critique does not apply to many forms of socialism and certainly cannot be said of socialism as a general principle.
You then say ; 'the affordable care act is socialist because it requires by law that everyone purchase a service'.
It's difficult to know where to begin with regards to how stupid a sentence this really is. All socialism really means is that the means of producing and distributing goods are owned somewhat collectively. Some socialists advocate powerful central government's to achieve this and some advocate no governments at all. But to call anything that sounds totalitarian to your ear socialist is to show you don't understand the term. Socialism is an economic arrangement, not a form of government. By your logic all tax is socialist, since the tax payer is forced to pay to subsidise the government as well as other citizens or face punishment. By your logic if a state has an army then that is socialist because it requires by law that everyone pay towards the army even if they don't agree with what it does.
Do you realize that in America it is illegal to drive a car without having bought car insurance? Do you think that is 'socialist'?
Also, if you know your heath care system is wrong then why don't you do what we did here in the UK and create a publicly funded health care system?
I'l never understand why American's are so happy to pay tax's towards an army that kills people, but not a health care system that saves lives.
Future America = Caldari
A state built on corporate capitalism, the Caldari State is run by a few mega-corporations which divide the state between them, controlling and ruling every aspect of society. Each corporation is made up of thousands of smaller companies, ranging from industrial companies to law firms. All land and real estate is owned by a company which leases it to the citizens, and government and policing are also handled by independent companies.
Although this gives the corporations dictatorial powers, they are just as bound by Caldari customs and laws as the individual, and the fierce, continual competition between the corporations ensures a healthy, consumer-based social environment, which benefits everyone.
While the Caldari State may not be nearly as big as that of the Gallente Federation, let alone the Amarr Empire, they are still universally feared and admired. Their economy is strong, and their military might parallel to that of the larger empires. Coupled with the fact that they are more unscrupulous than the Gallente and more combative than the Amarr, this makes them in many ways the most meddlesome of all the empires. As most Caldari trade is conducted by individual companies rather than the State itself, this makes it difficult for the other empires to deal with them at a political level. If a company is found guilty of unethical business dealings, it simply disappears into its parent corporation, and before long another one appears to take its place. But if a Caldari company is threatened, the whole corporation and often the whole State backs it up with full force.
Caldari society is steeped in military tradition. As a people, its members had to fight a long and bloody war to gain their independence, and even had to surrender their home planet to their hated enemies, the Gallente. It was at this time that the corporations established themselves as the driving force behind creating and maintaining the new Caldari State. Even if the Caldari have not engaged in war for many decades, they still strive to be at the cutting edge of military technology and their vessels, weapons and fighting methods are inferior to none but the enigmatic Jove.
To curb their aggressive tendencies, the Caldari actively pursue and sponsor a range of sporting activities. Many of these are bloody, gladiatorial-like competitions, while others are more like races. Whatever the sport, they love betting on the outcome, making gambling a massive industry in the State.
The State offers its citizens the best and the worst in living conditions. As long as you keep in line, do your job, uphold the laws and so forth, life can be fairly pleasant and productive. But for those who are not cut out for this strict, disciplined regime life quickly becomes intolerable. They lose their respect, family, status, everything, and the only options left to them are suicide or exile. Although not xenophobic as such, the Caldari are very protective of their way of life and tolerate only those foreigners that stick to the rules.