Government is sociopolitically motivated toward socialism.

Ah, InVino, so good of you to accept, and nice to engage you once more upon the civil battlefield of rhetoric! I apologize for leaving the resolution somewhat ambiguous; it was purposeful, to allow the debate to be somewhat formed as it progresses, since, far too often, arguments may drift from the topic (this title has lots of room to maneuver, so as to avoid tangents).As you may recall from our last debate, I perform better as a rebuttal debater than as an opening debater, so I shall keep my opening argument short and simple, and let you make one of those fabulously eccentric cases of yours.DefinitionsHere are a couple of pertinent definitions, because a definition looks good at the beginning of the debate:Government (noun)1. the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.2. the form or system of rule by which a state, community, etc., is governed: monarchical government; episcopal government.3. the governing body of persons in a state, community, etc.; administration.4. a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole: a dam built by the government. [1]Socialism (noun)1. a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.2. procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.3. (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles. [2]In government, socialism is essentially the monopoly of industry by the government, or the care by the government, for the citizens, as opposed to privatized care. An example of a socialistic benefit would be social security, a government program to care for the elderly and disabled.Teach a Man to Fish...I imagine most people have heard at some time or another the expression "Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." There are variations upon the proverb, but the applicable gist is that government should hand care for the people to the people. This is a foundation of Capitalism, and is part of most Libertarian ideology. In the words of Karl Marx, however, "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity." Marxism is often associated with socialism, and frowned upon. I am not championing Marxism, though it certainly has some relevant points, but I feel that the words of Karl Marx give me the opportunity to list an alternative and opposed applicable gist for the fish proverb: government should supply the people who are unable to take care of themselves with the care they need. True, Marx likely intended his quote to refer to his political theory, that government was there to exploit the ignorant and helpless masses of citizens. In this instance, however, we shall dismiss Marx's perspective, because I only quoted him to list a fashionable degree of discord. To return to topic, the political theory of teaching a man to fish works fine in a society that is truly capable of caring for itself. However, in a world so weighted by overpopulation, limited resources, and accelerating strife as a result of the two, there are many, many people who are unable either to learn to fish, or to implement the practice (metaphorically speaking, of course), and it should be, I posit, the responsibility of the government to continue supplying them with metaphorical fish: socialism. Not to say that capitalism with a dash of socialism, or vise versa, can't work, though it's currently failing in the United States. Over to you now.Sources:[1] http://dictionary.reference.com...[2] http://dictionary.reference.com...