Why is that extreme socialism is becoming popular?

Question

Alright so I will acknowledge that no government on earth can operate with out limited socialism to fund government in general. (police, military, government employees, departments ext)

But why is socialism, the very thing we struggled against for the better part of the second half the 20th century becoming a popular idea here? Socialism in large scale global countries (China, former USSR) has done nothing but step on the rights of people and driven them into economic poverty. The exception is China but they only started getting wealthy once they started to embrace capitalism.

While socialism is working ok in small scale countries with out global responsible on the scale of the United States, how can the same principle work for us when we as the most capitalist country in the world is also the richest country in the world?

During tough economic times, having the government give out additional aid is understandable and helps. But after recession is ended and jobs are restored why would we want to revert to a system that has been proved to not work?

Answer 1

The answer to your root question suffices in addressing the others. It is because liberals/socialists have infiltrated virtually every information outlet in the United States. From the public school system to universities that churn out re-written history through the lens of liberal nuances, to the park service, the entertainment industry, the media, and on and on ... liberal/socialist propaganda is everywhere. If you want to see something astonishing, check out this video (link). It is from someone who would know what is happening in America (and has already been cycled in most Western countries) regarding the long-term plans of the communism the West fought against, and falsely concluded had been defeated. It is frighteningly accurate to this point ... and so must be respected as to where it is suggested it would lead in the future.





http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32cxf_yuri-bezmenov

Answer 2

You answered your own question. Every major democratic country in the world in a blend of capitalism and socialism. Even now Russia and to a large extent China are becoming a blended government and economy.

Answer 3

You are looking at the political pendulum as it traces its path from one extreme to the other of the great false dichotomy. The false dichotomy is between socializing all and privatizing all.



The key to understanding why both are extreme usurpation's of freedom comes from knowing the essentials of freedom and thus how both extremes abuse it.



1) Human life is a process that manipulates nature to its gratification.

2) Freedom is the absence of another's interference in the practice of life.

3) Interference is easily revealed by the scientific method of control and experiment.



The Created property thought experiment:

Abel makes a shovel. Cain takes it, does Cain abridge freedom?

Control: Remove Cain and Abel still has access to his creation.

Experiment: With Cain Abel's access to his manipulation is lost, the interference is shown.

Reverse Experiment: Remove Abel and Cain still does not have access to a shovel. Cain shows no loss by Abel's presence and actions. So Abel's creation and claim did not interfere with Cain. The concept of property, ie exclusive access to the maker, is shown from both vantages to be consistent with freedom.



The Natural property thought experiment:

Abel wants to use land, but Cain claims it first.

Control: Remove Cain, Abel has access without interference.

Experiment: WIth Cain Abel has lost access.

The infringement of Natural property exclusion on freedom is shown.



These two thought experiments also parallel the same way both government extremes rob freedom. The left wants to steal the already made shovel, and the Right wants to steal the nature needed to even make the shovel. Or in other words, the left robs post production, and the right robs pre-production. The left wants to socialize all, and the right wants to privatize all, including freedom. Recall that when others have privatized freedom it used to be called slavery. When all production is socialized then no one is free to control their manipulations. When all nature is privatized then the freedom to even produce is stolen, either way there is no freedom to produce and enjoy.



The real answer is to socialize the freedom to produce (natural access) and to allow property (privatization) in things made. But that is only tried occasionally.

Answer 4

It isn't in America. Real Americans do not want socialism but the State Run Media demonizes anyone who is a patriot.

Answer 5

It isn't. Who's proposing government take over of business? More regulation to reign in businesses that don't regulate themselves is stabilizing Capitalism, not stop it.



Government insurance being proposed is the most benign of any in the Western world.

Answer 6

Socialism in America is a giant leap back, not only for us but for the world as a whole.

Answer 7

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