Socialism

A war is being fought in America today.  It is a war that has consumed our people, our economy, our centers of education and our media.  This war is not fought with guns and knives, but it is much scarier, because few know that it is even being faught.  This war is a war against an idea, socialism.

At the heart of socialism is the ideal of elitism, that says the gov't knows better than the poor ignorant common man and that it knows whats best for you.  Socialism is so dangerous because it most often goes unnoticed until it is too late.  The best example of this in history, is that of Hitler and the Nazis(literally the national socialist party).  Although many misunderstand or a completely ignorant of Hitlers rise to power, it is vitally important to realize that Hitlers rise was a political one first and foremost.  Post-WW1 Germany was left in great debt and complete economic failure.  It was forced to pay for the costs of the war, leaving its citizens broke and the country facing hyper-inflation; a perfect climate for a socialist.  Hitler rose to power under the guise of a new and prosperous Germany, promising to regain national pride.  His ideas were centered around gov't handouts and "change".  The people, eager for a better life, were willing to sacrifice their freedom for an empty promise.  This is all it took for the rise of one of thses most evil regimes the world has ever seen.  What we must learn from this, is that we must always remain vigilant. 

In todays world men like Van Jones and George Soros, plot the overthrow of Western Culture behind the mask of helping those in need.  The truth is that gov't handouts help no one.  They create a society dependent on a gov't that can't sustain them, and encourages us to be consumers and to produce nothing.  What results from this is a weak society of illiterate idiots who cannot live apart from the protective hand of the gov't. 

I think it may be helpful to use an analogy to further explain the dangers of socialism.  Imagine that the country is a classroom, and the teacher the socialist leader.  In this class of 20 people 6 get A's, 7 recieve B's, 3 C's, 1 D, and 3 F's. Now in a capitalist society everyone would get the grade they deserve, based on how hard they work and their skills.  Socialists see this differently.  In their opinion the poor forgotten F's are undeservingly suffering.  In order to fix this apparent problem, they take away from those who have earned A's, because they don't really need an A, that would be greedy.  What results is a classroom of C's i.e no one wins so that no one loses.  This idea destroys all incentive, limits freedom, and goes against every inch of our human nature.  As humans we seek success and desire to be awarded for our hard work.  We also must not overlook the question of who gets to make the decisions regarding who gets what.  Are we willing to give up our freedom to the will of an unknown third-party, who is out of our control?

Right now the battle is being fought all around us.  Men like George Bernard Shaw and Saul Alinsky are hailed as heros, when in reality they are radical socialists who attack the very essence of American freedom.  Since this is a battle of idealogys the only way to win is through knowledge.  Read history, understand the men like FDR and Woodrow Wilson are socialists and sought to destroy America.  This plan was put into action by policies like Progressivism and The New Deal.  Read the Forgotten Man.  Know the truth and defend it