I go for the simple truth of what a Socialist is: somebody who believes legalized theft is good.
Authoritarian/totalitarian power, plain and simple!
That is the essence of their thinking, with heavy emphasis on "dangerous beliefs". They can tolerate any religion except Christianity. That is because Christianity has been so pervasive in America, and has not been so prone to falling into disuse as it has been in Europe.
To them, what is so scary about Christianity? A large segment of evangelical Christianity has an element of Apocalypse. They are afraid that, if we are in power, we will try to make the Apocalypse happen (as if). That's it, in a nutshell.
It's really stupid, but true.
A socialist is not happy with their personal lives. They are constantly trying to change themselves and everyone around them to fit their idea of happiness. If they don’t get their way they get violent and combative. When they get the change they wanted, they then punnish the ones who were initially against them.
Lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.
Socialism is the political expression of secular humanism.
Under socialism, civil government, not God, is the highest authority. This makes the family, the church and private business subject to the State as the highest authority.
Unfortunately, most Christian churches in our modern era teach the false interpretation of Romans 13. The correct interpretation is that civil government has limited jurisdiction and authority, and Christians are NOT morally obligated to obey when government exceeds its proper boundaries.
The are jealous. If they worked as hard making their lives better as they do trying to take stuff from others, they could feed a hundred families.
Socialists are envious people who covet the property of others and are willing to use force, including government force to steal that property. They are vicious, violent, angry people, willing to lie under oath, steal, or even kill to gain that power over others. In short, they reject God and His Ten Commandments - they have chosen to serve the other team in the ongoing battle between good and evil.
This sort of observational “reach for tree beach” is how i think all the time.
When anyone calls out for you to be disarmed, what they are really saying is that they want harm to come to you, or they want you to die.
There is no "exact" socialist. A socialist would be someone who adopts socialism so the first question is; what is socialism?
Socialism is when a government controls the means of production by ownership or regulation. The Constitution’s first priority is to protect property rights. Therefore a socialist is a person who doesn’t accept America’s Constitution.
I want no part of any government that does not have as its first priority the protection of property rights.
Regardless of the title, name, or label spending time examining different government forms whose first priority is not protecting property rights is a waste of time.
What they really want is FREE STUFF!!!
.................Aaaand for YOU TO PAY FOR IT!
As idiotic as it sounds, for a giant chunk of them it means “I am nice and kind-hearted”. Being “social” is mingling at a party. Then there is “social media” which they love. It means everyone interacts and gets along.
Ask them if the are socialist and all of that floods through their head. They care about others, they like having friends, they like social media. So “of course I am socialist” they reply.
As insane as it is, it’s true. They have almost zero understanding of economics. They just think people should get along and be helpful to each other. This is the mentality we are up against. And the imbecile factories graduate another class in May.
To kill everybody richer than they are.
With each passing generation of useful idiots socialism/marxism/communism needs to be repackaged and marketed as something new and REVOLUTIONARY. A lot like those sleazy late night infomercials and free lunch seminars pushing the same old get rich quick scams as new ways to acheive instant financial independence. Like buyng real estate with no $$$ down. Making a killing in stocks regardless of market conditions. Investing thousands in the latest snake oil while building a downline or some other unworkable pyramid racket. They’ll tell you other systems failed but THEY have a proven system that works. Those 4 deadly words, THIS TIME IT’S DIFFERENT! And like th hippies before them so many millenials fall for this crap like so many brainwashed little puppies.
Goodness gracious there is a lot of wisdom on this site
See my tagline.
A fundamental tenet, never spoken, of socialism and communism is the destruction of the middle class. If the middle class is not destroyed, it will always be a threat to the ruling elite. Fascism on the other hand regulates the middle class to within an inch of its life. You must request permission from the elite.