Libertarian socialism is not state socialism. If everyone cannot be equal, then there will always be kings. The more a society is stratified, the fewer peers one has. What I am arguing is that indeed mankind can get it's shit together, end the rat race and usher in a great paradigm shift from a consciousness of competition to one of cooperation. You apparently have not so much hope. There are only so many ultimate outcomes in the great ascent of man. We have the power now, as a species, to foster a better reality. We do this slowly by simply shifting the direction of progress. Like the buds in a scrog or a vine in a trellis, design can affect growth. An argument directly counter to this, is that reality is subjective. I find it amazing that particle theory is mounting evidence that reality is not subjective but that perception and consciousness have a direct effect upon reality. Taken slightly out of that context, but not so far away as to lose sense of it, we really need only change our minds to change our world. We can all be equal my friend, we have only the monumental task of realizing that fact. I also find it funny, that the arguments for subjective reality and for the abandonment of collectivism are both to be found in the works of Ayn Rand.
