Posted on 12/27/2010 11:41:34 PM PST by Global2010
Why we must protect the family, private property and America from the dangers of socialism.
1. Socialism and communism are the same ideology
Communism is but an extreme form of socialism. From the ideological standpoint, there is no substantial difference between the two.
In fact, the communist Soviet Union called itself the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) and communist China,Cuba and Vietnam define themselves as socialist nations.
2. Socialism violates personal freedom
Socialism seeks to eliminate "injustice" by transferring rights and responsibilities from individuals and families to the State.
In the process, socialism actually creates injustice. It destroys true libery: the freedom to decide all matters that lie within our own competence and to follow the course shown by our rewaon, within the laws of morality, including the dictates of justice and charity.
3. Socialism violates human nature Socialism is anti-natural. It destroys personal initiative-a fruit of our intellect and free will-and replaces it with Sate control.
It tends to totoalitarianism, with its government and police repression, wherever it is implemented.
4. Socialism violates private property
Socialism calls for "reditributing the wealth" by taking from the "rich togive to the poor.
It imposes taxes that punish those who have been able to take greater advantage of their productive talents, capacity to work or thrift.
It uses taxation to promote economic and social egalitarianism, a goal that will be fully achieved, according the The Communist Manifesto, with the "abolition of private property".
5. Socialism opposes traditional marriage
Socialism sees not moral reason for people to restrict sex to marriage, that is, to an indissoluble union between a man and a woman.
Furthermore, socialism undermines private property, which Friedrich Engels, founder of modern socialism and communism along with Karl Marx, saw as the foundation of traditional marriage.
6. Socialism opposes parental rights in education Socialism has the State, and not parents, control the education of children.
Almost from birth, children are to be handed over to public institutions, where they will be taught what the State wants, regardless of parental views.
Evolution must be taught.
School Prayer must be forbidden.
7. Socialism promotes radical equality
A supposed absolute equality among men is the fundamental assumption of socialism. Therefore, it sees any inequality as unjust in itself.
Private employers are quickly portrayed as "exploiters" whose profits really belong to their employees. As a consequence, they rule out the system of wage earning.
8. Socialism promotes atheism
Belief in God, who unlike us is infinite, omnipotent and omniscient, clashes head-on with the principle of absolute equality.
Socialism therefore rejects the spritual, claiming that only matter exists. God, the soul, and the next life are illusions according to socialism.
9. Socialism promotes relativism For socialism there are no absolute truths or revealed morals that establish standard of conduct that apply to everyone, everywhere and always.
Everything evolves, including right and wrong, good and evil. There is not place for the Ten Commandments, neither in the private mind nor in the public square.
10. Socialism mocks religion
According to Karl Marx, religion is "the opium of the people". Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union, agreed:
"Religion is opium for the people. Religion is a sort of spiritual booze in which the slaves of capital drown their human image, their demand for a life more or less worthy of man".
May God Protect America from socialism.
I asked if it was copywritten and he gave a resounding No.
It puts socialism in a simple context for easy understanding IMHO.
Enjoy!
ALL "Socialisms" rely on ONE main thing:
The Marxist-devil goes to church masquerading as a Christian. If it's for true worship fine but I rather think it's for false worship. I remember Yasser Arafat going to church in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve.
Uncle Scratch
The only reason: Socialism kills.
There’s only one you need.
IT DOESN’T WORK!!
Yes, that should be at the top of the list.
From http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM:
In sum the communist probably have murdered something like 110,000,000, or near two-thirds of all those killed by all governments, quasi-governments, and guerrillas from 1900 to 1987.
Put all that in a nutshell. It’s un-American.
And yet, liberals keep insisting Obama only wants America to be like Sweden. They also claim that essential public services and facilities constitute socialism, and that the Founding Fathers were socialists.
Liberals always claim we don’t know what socialism is, but it appears that they have no clue what it is.
It allows other people to make decisions FOR you. That’s enough reason to reject it.
Socialism is the Purist for of the Capitalism they hate so much. A complete monopoly controlled by the few elite party members at the to. That is how sick the socialist mind is.
ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
PRAISE GOD FOR A PRIEST WHO’S AWAKE.
sfl
Your priest wrote this? I almost didn’t read it, with all the ‘unknowns.’ Unsourced to me is always suspicious.
There are scarcely any pure Socialist countries anymore, and there are no pure Capitalist countries in the world since the great deprassion. Pure Capitalism is not a good thing, enslaving labor to poverty, and enriching the few elite owners.
Today the USA is becoming more more capitalist and socialist. Americans are like the birds who have been fed from a bird feeder for a long time, have come to depend on the "free" handouts. The USA is a combination of "good" socialism and "semi bad" capitalism.
"Good" socialism means not USSR totalitarian, gulag, socialism. (My using "good" in quotes is intentional, as Pope Pius XII defined socialism and communism as inherently evil. That means it's ALL evil in and of itself. There is no such thing as good socialism)
"semi-bad" capitalism = there are still people making good salaries from monopolizing capitalist corporations. But these salaries are disappearing every day, with jobs being sent overseas to the lowest bidder, serf laborer, To explain:
G.K. Chesterton (1920's)said:
Capitalism is contradictory as soon as it is complete. For the master is always trying to cut down what his servant demands, and in doing so is cutting down on what his customer can spend. He is wanting to treat the same man in contradictory ways: He wants to pay him like a pauper but expects him to spend like a prince.
I don't think that is “Pure” Capitalism. In a truly “pure” Capitalism, with truly free and fair markets (i.e., few barriers to entry, no collusion to fix prices or wages, no fraud or other criminal behavior) the “few elite owners” could never “enslave labor to poverty”.
In a truly competitive Capitalist economy, more “generous” owners would pay higher salaries to lure the labor away (I use quotes, because they could be acting in their own economic interests, rather than out of of altruism) and workers would choose not to work for those who pay low wages, driving them out of business.
Eventually, salaries would reach an equilibrium point where salaries would be at or near the highest amount owners could afford to pay, while still making an acceptable profit.
I don’t know who wrote it, I just asked him if it had a copywrite and he said No.
There was no name on it just the 10 reasons.
I liked it because it kinda put what is happening today, or trying to happen, in a nutshell.
I don’t know who wrote it, I just asked him if it had a copywrite and he said No.
There was no name on it just the 10 reasons.
I liked it because it kinda put what is happening today, or trying to happen, in a nutshell.
Abortions should be included.
I think IIRC over 700,000 this year.
I’d have to fact check if that was nationally or globally.
When I read the list it really made certain people in Power Pop out in my mind clearer than ever.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.