What Socialism Is

Flopping Aces ^ | 09-05-09 | Nancy Morgan

[Starman417]

When a word comes too close to actually identifying an inconvenient reality, secular progressives spring into action. The offending word is either redefined or reduced its first letter, thereby signifying that polite society will no longer accept it. You've heard of the N word, the B word (think Hillary) and now comes the S word.

By its abbreviation, the S word, formerly known as socialism, infers a negative connotation. A negative connotation richly deserved due to the incontrovertible fact that socialism has failed every where it has been tried.

In a nutshell, socialism is an economic system where property is held in common, not individually, and its ideal is a centrally directed economy. Socialism entails the substitution of group decision making for individual choice. In this case, the 'group' making the decisions are the 32 (and counting) unelected and unaccountable czars Obama is anointing.

The origins of socialist thought come directly from Aristotle. Aristotle believed that since only actions aiming at a perceived benefit to others were, to his mind, morally approved, then actions solely for personal gain (capitalism) must be bad.

This theory of Aristotle's is the basic premise of the Obama administration. By claiming the 'moral high ground' of the 'greater good' Obama and his minions have free reign to radically alter both our system of government and the hundreds of years of tradition it represents.

[EGPWS]

In a nutshell, socialism is an economic system where property is held in common, not individually, and its ideal is a centrally directed economy.

Huh, and I thought socialism was when one had a nip or two over a game of bridge with the neighbors on a Saturday night. <; > O

[EGPWS]

A negative connotation richly deserved due to the incontrovertible fact that socialism has failed every where it has been tried.

In a nutshell, the only outcome of a socialist agenda is financial equity for all and history has proved that socialist equity is based upon all being poor.

Contentment in equity that only a herd of sheep could understand.

[jveritas]

Plato and his disciple Aristotle are one of the worst contributors to human civilization. The first one advocated dictatorship by pushing for the rule of the elites or the so called Benevolent Dictator and the second one advocated socialism, combine both philosophies and you get Fascism.

[lurk]

Socialism cannot prosper where truth and goodness bind together the fabric of a culture.

Socialism is a result of, not the cause of, systemic corruption of a culture. It is the full maturation of evil.

[BfloGuy]

Plato and his disciple Aristotle are one of the worst contributors to human civilization.

You're correct on Plato, but that's a distortion of Aristotle's philosophy. Aristotle believed in the individual's pursuit of his own happiness and self-fulfillment. To blame him for socialism is crazy.

Plato, not so much.