Socialism Persists, But It Ain’t What It Used To Be

American Thinker.com ^ | May 12, 2021 | A. Welderson

[Kaslin]

I used to say, to anyone foolish enough to listen to my rants, that socialism was and is a product which was rushed to market without adequate field testing.

And what testing was done has been resolutely ignored. Upon reflection, it has become clear to me that, while true, this metaphor oversimplifies matters. Because it implies that socialists haven’t learned any lessons during the long, bloody history of their bad idea. This is not the case. From a product development perspective, the goal should be to continually improve the product, so more people will desire it. The socialists believe as an article of faith that their product is already perfect. As a result, they’ve taken all of the wrong lessons to heart.

Not being a Marxian, and certainly not a Marxist, scholar I cannot argue eloquently as to the finer points of dialectical theory. I can only observe the performance of Marxist philosophy as it has been applied to real world situations. Trust me, it is not a pretty sight.

For simplicity, we’ll use the term socialism to encompass communism, socialism, progressivism, liberalism, Marxism, Maoism, and any other flavor of collectivist nonsense. They are all just different parts of the same scary water slide which inevitably empties into a totalitarian nightmare, not the worker’s paradise. Switching names is an old grifter’s trick, pulled when word gets around and the scam needs a fresh start. It's similar to how “used” cars became “previously owned,” and “trailers” became “mobile homes,” then “manufactured housing.” This dodge buys time to swindle more marks before they get wise again.

Socialism, in its modern sense, was born with the French Revolution, which was inspired in part by the American Revolution.

[griswold3]

Margaret Thatcher — ‘The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”
The Nazis addressed that problem by looting and plunder of the Jews.

[knarf]

We didn't shut down the public school system.

Uncaringly ignored as the government indoctrination center.

We were frightened away from our guns and stopped using tar and feathers.

And all the clever memes will do nothing in our calloused hearts.

Call on Him, while you can.

[romanesq]

Never a good idea to collectively combine socialism with Marxism.

Slippery slope aside.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

Good piece. And he’s 100% right. The left wants full control over cops.