Socialist are either afraid or just plain stupid (or both).
"Take a good look at Europe and California, Van...socialism is dying."
Socialism contains the seeds of its own destruction. It’s a meme used to cover the desire for power and wealth at the expense of the people. The less educated the people the less they understand of how socialism has always failed due to the desire for freedom.
It’s again popular today among many, because they’re lazy, under-educated, and greedy. But once the restriction of socialism hits them in the face, that will change. The problem is, to beat it before it gets to that point.
The Jones’, Pelosi’s, Obamas, Reids, know this. So their entire life is spent shoring up their house of cards, or it tumbles.