Most people who has lived in a communist/socialist system have little desire to repeat the experience. Here is a woman that lived through a socialist push to maintain power by pitting its citizens against one another. Sounds very much like what is happening in the US today:
If you are unable to watch the whole thing you can start the video at 2 minutes 28 seconds and let it play for 2 minutes. PSA - After those 2 minutes the information starts to get very worrying and I recommend that people of a sensitive nature do not watch what follows.
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Living in Miami, I have talked to a lot of Cuban refugees. they all tell horror stories about communism/socialism. Back in the 60's, in grade school, the refugee kids were integrated into the class room they al had the same horror stories, How can you deny that communism is a bad thing, and when they say we are on the same road that is very worrisome and believable