[trebb]

They forget the lessons of the meltdown in Russia dn even the communes of the '60s where they tried to live what they preached - only to find that way too many were more than willing to freeload off the labors of the others, so the communes quickly fell apart.

For Socialism to work, Human Nature has to be destroyed and supplanted with robotic obedience, else the lack of incentive in toiling to stay the same while enabling parasites to live at the same level as the workers will crush the spirit of those who produce.

[OttawaFreeper]

“For Socialism to work, Human Nature has to be destroyed and supplanted with robotic obedience”

Kind of like what Kirk and Spock saw on planet Beta III with Landru (in the Star Trek TOS episode “Return of the Archons”).

[kearnyirish2]

That is why Red China (where “robots” have begun terminating themselves in growing numbers) is the envy of the Western overlords. They have suppressed human nature, and rule their drones with an iron fist; they don’t have to contend with Free Republic or The Drudge Report, and the leaders in the West (especially BJ Clinton) long for that freedom to dominate their populations.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“Millennials heed the siren call of socialism”

Looks like the lessons of history have to be re-learned every 2-3 generations.