The New York Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox.  Elvis, the King of Rock versus Michael, the King of Pop.  Some things are worth arguing about. 

Socialism versus Capitalism?  You can’t be serious.

Today, two people can walk into a room.  One can proclaim that “free market capitalism has inherent flaws that has lead it to fail almost everywhere it has been tried, while socialism supports natural human tendencies and motives that allow it to succeed almost everywhere it has been tried.”  The other can state that “socialism has inherent flaws that has lead it to fail almost everywhere it has been tried, while free market capitalism supports natural human tendencies and motives that allow it to succeed almost everywhere it has been tried.”  

Too many people in the audience would not know who to believe or they would come to the unsubstantiated conclusion that the right answer must be somewhere in the middle.  This even though one has proven wildly successfully throughout history and the other has proven wildly unsuccessfully the numerous times it has been tried.

 Can we please teach this lesson?