The decentralized abuse of the free market is far more terrifying than an omnipresent government power.
Also, while the school to prison pipeline is a dire issue in parts of the country, private prisons are still a fraction of total US prisons.
Also, while the school to prison pipeline is a dire issue in parts of the country, private prisons are still a fraction of total US prisons.
Aren't the both bad? One for the lack of agreed upon standards , regulations and criminal, civil consequences, and the other for manipulating the playing field in favor of the few, and the power, removing from the the expectations of standards, regulations and criminal, civil consequences.
Unfair, unjust markets are terrible either way. Or am I mistake about one vs the other?
Humanity is barely keeping itself in check in a complex system that has developed over time, with multiple forms of organization, and multiple levels of checks and balances. Most attempts at massive restructuring has failed horribly, either if it's been in the direction of socialized organization, or private organization. Both were supposed to lead to flatter structures and less abuse, but in fact lead to the polar opposite.
But at the quip of an internet comment we're expected to realize in a flash of insight that "oh! it's so simple! if we just do it like this it will all be perfect."