Socialism Can Happen Anywhere

People think socialism can’t happen in their country. “Until it does,” says Gloria Alvarez.
#socialism

[janofb]

The socialist always say it wasn't done correctly. But ask them if it EVER was.

[NeuroPulse]

"But he smiles and says he will give us stuff!"

[Groundskeeper-cn]

“The "Lazy" do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility and most of those that are "Lazy" are frightened of responsibility.”

-- Sigmund Freud / Tripwire

[SickMetalAddict]

I love that quote "They hate free markets but they have the best marketing"

[box]

The exact same thing is happening in California. Than they leave than keep voting the same way.

[IMDunn-oycd]

Oh, but they didn't do it right the last few hundred times they tried it. We'll get it right this time.

[charityscreams]

I had a wonderful friend in high school that was a foreign exchange student from Venezuela, we kept in touch for years until Venezuela fell and she just vanished. I think of her often.

[tbobtbob]

Socialism is always fueled by resentment and jealousy. These emotions easily override cognitive ability (see also: California).

[theophrastus.]

“Endless free stuff” is about as real as Santa Claus.

[johnlouw]

Socialism with no corruption can work. In a world without humans

[klimatbluffen]

Communism is socialism's inbred cousin from the country.

[agypsychild]

“…they hate free markets, they have the best marking ever.” That succinctly describes socialism/communism.

[draighodge]

People who experience socialism always learn. The people who fail to learn are comfortable, well-fed people who refuse to go and live under socialism.

[fgtb]

We love to vote for socialism in the US, too. Public Schools, Police, Social Security, Military, etc., etc., etc….

[dextercochran]

The danger of socialism is that it always works. _At first._

[MayorMcheese]

I’ll never understand why people vote for policies like this. They hate government control but they vote for the ones that are for it

[GP-ycit]

Why is Latin America so susceptible to dictators?

[joshuagould]

People want GUARANTEED happiness in life, but that is a metaphysical impossibility. Human life REQUIRES productive work. Productive work REQUIRES the mind. The mind REQUIRES freedom in order to flourish.

Today, most people seem to flee from the responsibility of thinking; of using the mind productively. Then they choose force in the realm of Politics in an attempt to compensate for their life's deficits.

[tedangle]

"Nothing new under the sun."

[psychiatry-is-eugenics]

It’s the dictators that cause the most suffering .