Yeah, that human nature is a tricky thing.
Not sure if Socialism is something that people "spout" - I know plenty who feel it to be right, and believe in it. Just because we can't achieve the ideal doesn't mean that our beliefs and actions can't be informed by it.
I think The World is a poorer place without ideology - less people want to engage with politics since "the end of history" brigade started winning with their line of "you can't do anything about it, we're all middle class now, market forces are best, etc etc. " line.
I think it's worth standing against all that if you can, in whatever small way.
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