I could only cringe when I saw the February 16, 2009, cover of Newsweek, “We Are All Socialists Now”. Count me out. The 20th century was the Century of Socialism, and it’s high time we dispose of that horrific philosophy forever. At least 120 million innocent people died at the hands of their own socialist governments. Millions more, both military and civilian, died in two world wars and countless smaller conflicts with socialist/communist/fascist governments. While we avoided outright socialism here, socialist experiments from the New Deal to the Great Society held millions of Americans in poverty in a land of plenty and of opportunity. That centerpiece of FDR’s legacy, Socialist Insecurity, may soon bankrupt us as a nation. Socialism has proven an abject failure every where and every time it has been tried. Individual liberty and private property rights lead to peace and prosperity. Socialism leads inevitably to destitution and death. So NEVER call me a socialist. Many cling to the false promises of socialism with the best of intentions, but the proof is in and it is incontrovertible. I will fight the scourge of socialism until I draw my last breath on this earth.
Posts Tagged ‘facism’
Liberty for all, or power to the few?
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Chicago Tribune readers were treated to a rare commentary on liberty Sunday morning (October 26). John Kass, (who does excellent work exposing Illinois corruption) wrote a great column exposing how we baby boomers, the anti-establishment movement of the ’60s, have fallen hook, line and sinker for the siren song of big government. It’s a great story, read it here. His analogy to wild pigs is entertaining and appropriate, although probably too kind for We the Sheeple. As Benjamin Franklin said, “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Thought for the Day
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Global warming is not the problem, and facism is not the solution.