Why socialism, not capitalism, cultivates the highest form of individualism
8 min readMar 22, 2019
While the debate between socialism and capitalism is not only finally happening in the United States but actually starting seriously to heat up, I find people have at best a confused grasp of these terms.
I find this confusion especially true when people talk about socialism as somehow antagonistic to the individual and to individuality.
When I have occasion to talk to students about Marxist thought and what a socialist society developed according to Marxist principles might…