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Subject: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:52 pm
"Socialism is preferable to capitalism as an economic system that promotes freedom, equality, and prosperity."
That proposition was the subject of a November 5, 2019, debate hosted by the Soho Forum, a monthly debate series sponsored by Reason. Arguing in favor of the resolution was Richard D. Wolff, an economist at the University of Massachusetts and the author, most recently, of Understanding Marxism. Taking the other side was former Barron's economics editor Gene Epstein, who is also the Soho Forum's co-founder and director. Reason's Nick Gillespie served as moderator.
It was an Oxford-style debate, in which the audience votes on the resolution at the beginning and end of the event; the side that gains the most ground is victorious. It was a packed house, with about 450 people in attendance. The pre-debate vote found that 25 percent of the audience agreed that socialism was preferable to capitalism, 49.5 percent picked capitalism as the better system, and 25.5 percent were undecided. Despite a technical problem at the event itself, the Soho Forum was able to recover the final vote totals, which saw support for socialism drop by half a percentage point and support for capitalism increase to 71 percent.
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Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:17 pm
I really enjoyed this debate. Epstein had a stellar performance. He went over his preparation for the debate on the Tom Woods show. It would be a good listen after watching this.
Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:27 pm
If you enjoyed the above, you might also like this:
Leonard Peikoff Debate: Capitalism vs. Socialism, Which is the Moral System?
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Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:05 am
Glad you enjoyed it. We post Tom Woods show episodes here occasionally.
Peikoff and Ridpath wipe the floor with the socialists. It's glorious! _________________ Anarcho Capitalists Retail , OZschwitz Downunder BoutiqueAnarcho-Capitalists,AnCaps Forum,Anti-State,Anti-Statist,Inalienable Rights Defenders,Non-Aggression Principle,Non-Initiation of Force Principle,Rothbardians,Anarchist,Capitalist,objectivism,Ayn Rand,Anarcho-Capitalism,Anarcho-Capitalist,politics,libertarianism,Ancap Forum,Anarchist Forum,Vulgar Libertarians,Hippies of The Right,Forum for Anarcho-Capitalist,Forum for Anarcho-Capitalists,Forum for AnCap,Forum for AnCaps,Libertarian,Anarcho-Objectivist,Freedom, Laissez Faire, Free Trade, Black Market, Randroid, Randroids, Rothbardian, AynArchist, Anarcho-Capitalist Forum, Anarchism, Anarchy, Free Market Anarchism, Free Market Anarchy, Market Anarchy
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Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:51 am
Definitely putting that debate on my watch list. I'm familiar with both but I don't believe I have seen this. Thanks!
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Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:34 pm
Update: Watched this and really enjoyed it. Thanks again for the suggestion! I also watched one with Ridpath and Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens seemed to be a lot better prepared to debate.
Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:14 pm
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I also watched one with Ridpath and Christopher Hitchens
Haven't watched that one, but will now, thanx. _________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis,OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann
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Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:06 pm
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I also watched one with Ridpath and Christopher Hitchens
Subject: Re: Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Soho Forum Debate Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:08 pm
_________________ Anarcho-Capitalist, AnCaps Forum, Ancapolis,OZschwitz Contraband “The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.”-- Max Stirner "Remember: Evil exists because good men don't kill the government officials committing it." -- Kurt Hofmann
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