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Originally Posted by Timboli
In case some, perhaps most, haven't realized, I am a Goodist that believes in and promotes Goodism.
Goodism is made from healthy doses of Capitalism, Socialism, Communism and a few snippets from others, including some aspects of Benevolent Dictator/Royalty. A bit of everything that cares for others, and believes in fairness and balance to temper our freedoms.
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Sounds like just another religion/philosophy to me. I'm always suspicious of "..ists" and "...isms". I try to do what I think is right in each situation and I respect people who do what they think is right. People who fall back on standard lists of right may be fine people but they seem, to my mind, just a little less real than people whose values are self-determined.
Sometimes we adhere to standard values as a way of doing things because we can't think of a better way. Capitalism is an example of that. Legal systems are another. They're terribly flawed but not using them is worse than using them.
There are a lot of isms that make a bit of sense here and there. I've never seen one that makes more than a little sense, though. We don't live in a consistent enough world for any standard group of values to even usually work.
Barry