Interesting perspective on experiments in socialism and its consequences. Shame there was not a similar discussion on how the US  "citizen-centric" model has played out. It too has become twisted and deformed. I doubt it was an aspiration that political influence could be bought and that the majority of citizens would have little influence on political decisions regardless of the party in power.<br><br>Ownership of private property is a pipe dream for many. Those  lucky enough to have a family home can easily lose it through misfortune or illness or when capital decides to play games with people's lives (eg 2007 financial crisis).<br><br>It seems no beautiful theoretical construct has managed to survive human greed...whether for material wealth or power. More surprising is the broad consensus that this mental pathology should be celebrated.