Is discourse on capitalism and it's alternatives possible without bias/dogma?
This applies to basically any political topic, but to focus on one I'd like to ask about capitalism/socialism/communism/etc. More generally: about realistic possibilities for a system that minimizes often catastrophic downsides of such systems that is also implementable in reality.
Can we just admit each system has its downsides and talk about what can be done to minimize them in the real world? Not trying to change the world here, but hoping some people here can offer insights that might help me form my own opinion.
Under capitalism corporations are driven by profit motive and will do unethical things to achieve profits. Regulation can help, but in a capitalist society these same corporations can affect legislation - this is one example of a form/source of corruption that I think is inherit in any one of these systems and which I think is the fundamental reason why none of them can be perfect.
In theory, communism solves this by having workers control the means of production - the PEOPLE are the ones making the decisions. The proletariat isn't infallible but it's at least better to have them in control since their motives aren't at odds with the wellbeing of the population - they ARE the population. Afaik the downside of this is that it also leads to corruption, as some body(government) needs to oversee and enforce such a system, which necessarily means that a large amount of power will be concentrated in this body. To be honest, I don't fully understand this dynamic, but mostly trust it since the historical outcomes of communism seem to reflect this - if anyone can explain the inner mechanics of why/how power needs to be concentrated in this way under communism I'd love to hear. Another downside is that such a system leads to lack of motivation among workers, this criticism I don't trust as much and suspect it comes from people who think communism = no PERSONAL(not private) property and that everyone is paid the same amount, however I'm sure there are people with a real understanding who can explain this pitfall in a more sensible way and I'd love to hear it.
From what I can tell, "socialist" countries like Denmark and Sweden have at least done a better job than communism/capitalism, based purely on the subjective satisfaction of it's people and it's(relative) lack of human rights/climate/political/etc atrocities. However I'm not very familiar with the political systems in these countries - many tell me they're not even actually socialist, and others tell me it's actually nowhere as good as many people claim. This is kind of where I'm at now, wanting to learn more about these countries and their systems, but I'd love it if people could provide fair and constructive input about any potential systems, both in terms of the efficacy and their realistic potential to be implemented