Socialism always sounds great. “You can have as much healthcare, pension benefits and wages as you want.”
If you try to explain it to people (such as how to pay for it, WHY we shouldn’t be giving everything away, etc), you are called a conservative a$$hole. Many people will take something for nothing even if they have to give up their freedom (such as keeping the money they work for).
Socialism appeals to the stupid, lazy, jealous and guilty.
“Socialism appeals to the stupid, lazy, jealous and guilty.”
I agree. I often say you have to be stupid, ignorant, or evil to be a liberal.
Regardless, it now seems like a majority of Western Civilization, including America, find Socialism appealing for exactly the reasons you stated. A result is that the slide to Socialism perpetuates itself, by creating more of the same voters. That is, until it all comes crashing down and everything is destroyed.
I fear many of us should begin to choose another sustainable form of government, since our Constitutional Republic is being shredded and Leftism has a couple of generations of reserves that are publicly (un)educated.
I was working at the polls in Ohio this past Tuesday. They set it up so that there are an equal number of Republicans and Democrats at each precinct. Two black ladies I was working with were Democrats. They were very friendly for the most part, until we were discussing the election in a down time. She was horrified that I voted against the school levy. She thought I didn’t care about the children getting a good education. She was telling me that Dems prefer to share their money while Reps want to keep theirs. She said she would be fine if a Dem got it, but not a Rep because she couldn’t stand Reps, even though she preceded to say she had little idea of what we stood for. To keep the peace, I just smiled and nodded for the most part. She is Christian, and I could tell that she bought into the idea that the Dem party is truly Christian because they “share” their wealth, while us evil Reps hog it all.
So THAT explains the Clintons....thanks.
You should know that the reason Socialism existed during the Industrial Revolution is because of Capitalist’s ignarance on workers’ condition. By the way, who started the child labour, and without proper labour policy during that time?