[mfoy_]

The "considerate culture" you are advocating for is only possible when the material conditions for poverty are absent. You need a really strong social safety net.

Poverty is more strongly correlated with criminality than any other factor. If you want a world where everyone can feel safe leaving their door unlocked then you need a world where no one is left behind.

The problem with liberalism is that it is an individualistic ideology and the further we have gone down that road (now, neo-liberalism) with austerity and cost-cutting measures, the social safety net is bad and only getting worse.

What we need is socialism.

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We do have a really strong social safety net. (as I said, Ms Perry's culture and mine are probably very opposed on this point)

[sumtechguy]

> What we need is socialism. all in on monopolies. not good either.