| Thomas More wrote about Utopian society; in fact he | | | | and money to the wrong people and creates an |
| invented the term. In a Utopia everything would be | | | | unequal society. So Socialists want to even things up. |
| perfect; the government, the society, politics. It has also | | | | From this comes the snarky saying "Socialism works |
| been called Shangri-la. It's imaginary and undoubtedly | | | | well till you run out of other people's money." What is |
| will stay that way. People just aren't wired for | | | | often overlooked in touting Socialism is that there is still |
| perfection. We are made to be fallible and we are. In | | | | a "ruling class". The so-called saviors of the lower |
| Utopia the citizens live a perfect life in a perfect world. | | | | classes are really dividing up other people's money and |
| The Marxists attempted to found a Utopia. Based on | | | | spreading it around. None of these people who spout |
| the work of Engels and Marx, they argued that | | | | this social equality use their "own" money to even |
| capitalism is exploitive. They advocated the "collective" | | | | things up. If Socialism is such a wonderful thing and |
| where everyone worked for the good of all. Of | | | | these people who spout this nonsense really believe |
| course, they also advocated social revolution and | | | | that it will work and is the best thing for our nation and |
| taking of personal property. Supposedly taking what | | | | our world, then why don't they lead by using their own |
| you have worked hard for will stop class envy. In this | | | | money to lead the way. It always amuses me that the |
| world, the employer is the bad guy. The employee | | | | people who holler the loudest about Socialism always |
| does all his work for the employer thus making the | | | | want to start with someone else's money. |
| employee a member of the exploited. Those who had | | | | Socialism is spouted the loudest by Social Democrats. |
| less will now be in charge of all. Is it any wonder it didn't | | | | These people want to nationalize the larger industries |
| work? Does anyone think about the costs the | | | | of a country such as the oil and gas industry, the |
| employer bears? He has to pay all the taxes and fees | | | | banking industry, the automobile industry (do you see a |
| AND he has to pay the employee a living wage or | | | | trend here?). In Venezuela, Hugo Chavez has already |
| higher. In return, he asks for and expects 8 hours of | | | | begun this process and his people are not happy with |
| work. Where is the exploitation? If an employee | | | | the result. He is morphing from an "elected" President |
| doesn't think he is paid enough he has the option to | | | | into a pseudo-dictator. Castro has done this in Cuba to |
| leave and seek another job; ask for a raise; stay there | | | | the detriment of his people and readily admits he is a |
| and be quiet. This is free will. | | | | dictator. It has been done in other countries such as |
| In a Utopian Society the government owns everything | | | | China and East Germany. Social Democrats promote |
| and doles it out to the people. Do you really want to | | | | welfare for the people. They teach the people that the |
| live in a world where someone else decides what you | | | | government has a duty to take care of them. I wonder |
| deserve and calls it equitable? Again, reference Russia | | | | if you are seeing a pattern here? |
| and China; Cuba. The government owns(ed) | | | | Although politicians spout that they want a perfect |
| everything. There is/was no free enterprise. If it is such | | | | society; a Utopia, if you will; what they really want is a |
| a wonderful idea why, upon the fall of Communism, did | | | | perfect society for them. They pretend to care so |
| so many people rush out to start their own | | | | much about the people but they really only care about |
| businesses? | | | | themselves. That's why it will never work. Someone |
| Socialism is much like Marxism. Its main theory is that | | | | will always see through the smoke screen. |
| capitalism is wrong. Supposedly capitalism gives power | | | | |