I agree, my argument is just that we need to understand and address the core social problems in order to better understand how to construct political solutions than actually work.
That’s what Marxism-Leninism does. The term “scientific socialism” that came about with Marx and Engels was based on analysis of history and existing conditions, they explicitly rejected the “utopian” model that believed they just needed to find the right recipe.
I agree, my argument is just that we need to understand and address the core social problems in order to better understand how to construct political solutions than actually work.
You are talking to people who have done that
That’s what Marxism-Leninism does. The term “scientific socialism” that came about with Marx and Engels was based on analysis of history and existing conditions, they explicitly rejected the “utopian” model that believed they just needed to find the right recipe.