In the year 2011 we witnessed many people call into question the proper role of government. On the heels of the financial crisis many questions were raised as to why this happened. Was it the fault of 'unregulated capitalism' or 'government intervention' into the economy. The U.S. government responded to the financial crisis by taking strong measures to 'stimulate' and 'boost' the economy. Witnessing this growth in government spending and control, a group called The Tea Party made its appearance in a series of protests calling for government to reduce its role in business affairs and to minimize its role as a welfare provider/guarantor of basic needs and services. A few years later a group called Occupy Wall-Street similarly made its appearance in a series of protests calling for basically the opposite of the Tea Party demands, namely 'greater equality', government regulated fair wages, stricter regulations of business, longer unemployment insurance, and an expansion of its role as welfare functions, such as free medical care and college education. In the 2016 presidential election, we saw a similar conversation repeat itself. Candidates like Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and Bernie Sanders called for drastic changes to our system because 'the old system' has failed us, they argued. In the 2020, the Coronvirus pandemic raised further issues about what role the government should/shouldn't to take from wearing masks, mandating vaccines, closing down businesses,e tc. With this in mind, watch as much as you can of the following debate. Which side did you agree with more? What points did you find interesting? Which discussions frustrated you? Did the debaters not address anything or leave you with any questions? Did they represent and defend their positions well? Comment on anything you feel is relevant from the debate. Keep the discussion philosophical and do not let it devolve into criticism of current or past politicians or policies. This is an ethics course and we are focused here on the moral questions surrounding 'political philosophy'. So, let's try to keep it on that level. The debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIUeF4iyvJU Capitalism vs Socialism debate
In the year 2011 we witnessed many people call into question the proper role of government. On the heels of the financial crisis many questions were raised as to why this happened. Was it the fault of 'unregulated capitalism' or 'government intervention' into the economy. The U.S. government responded to the financial crisis by taking strong measures to 'stimulate' and 'boost' the economy. Witnessing this growth in government spending and control, a group called The Tea Party made its appearance in a series of protests calling for government to reduce its role in business affairs and to minimize its role as a welfare provider/guarantor of basic needs and services. A few years later a group called Occupy Wall-Street similarly made its appearance in a series of protests calling for basically the opposite of the Tea Party demands, namely 'greater equality', government regulated fair wages, stricter regulations of business, longer
With this in mind, watch as much as you can of the following debate. Which side did you agree with more? What points did you find interesting? Which discussions frustrated you? Did the debaters not address anything or leave you with any questions? Did they represent and defend their positions well? Comment on anything you feel is relevant from the debate. Keep the discussion philosophical and do not let it devolve into criticism of current or past politicians or policies. This is an ethics course and we are focused here on the moral questions surrounding 'political philosophy'. So, let's try to keep it on that level.
The debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIUeF4iyvJU
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