Socialism always fails

Pure ignorance come on support your point. Put up or shut up.
Trump has cut the power of government the opposite of socialism.
Democrats increase the power of government thats socialism
Surrender accepted you vcant prove your point change your name to just Nuthin
You're delusional.

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You're delusional.

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The topic is socialism
 

Key Takeaways​

Israel, India, and the United Kingdom all adopted socialism as an economic model following World War II.
Socialism is guilty of a fatal conceit: It believes its system can make better decisions for the people than they can for themselves.
Socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried.
Socialists are fond of saying that socialism has never failed because it has never been tried. But in truth, socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried, from the Soviet Union beginning a century ago to three modern countries that tried but ultimately rejected socialism—Israel, India, and the United Kingdom.

While there were major political differences between the totalitarian rule of the Soviets and the democratic politics of Israel, India, and the U.K., all three of the latter countries adhered to socialist principles, nationalizing their major industries and placing economic decision-making in the hands of the government.

>>> What Americans Must Know About Socialism

The Soviet failure has been well documented by historians. In 1985, General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev took command of a bankrupt disintegrating empire. After 70 years of Marxism, Soviet farms were unable to feed the people, factories failed to meet their quotas, people lined up for blocks in Moscow and other cities to buy bread and other necessities, and a war in Afghanistan dragged on with no end in sight of the body bags of young Soviet soldiers.

So why has the democrat party embraced socialism in the states and cities they control? People are leaving in droves to escape.
 

Author
by Mark J. Perry
Author Title
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Date
March 22, 2016
Slightly more than 20 years, I wrote the article “Why Socialism Failed” and it appeared in 1995 in The Freeman, the flagship publication of the Foundation for Economic Education. I think it was the first essay or op-ed I wrote for a general audience following graduation in 1993 from George Mason University with a Ph.D. in economics. Note that the title of the article (“failed”) implied the past tense, as if I perhaps assumed the failures of socialism were so apparent and obvious (I called it the Big Lie of the 20th century) that it would be forever considered only as a discredited system of the past, and never as a viable option going forward into the future! Of course, at the time many parts of the world were moving away from collectivism and central planning and towards free market capitalism – the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, and China was opening up its economy and re-established the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1990, etc.

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Given the recent resurgence of socialism, especially as it is now being embraced by young Americans, I thought it might be a good time to re-visit my 1995 essay to review why socialism: a) failed in the 20th century, b) is failing in the 21st century (e.g. Venezuela, see photo above), and c) will always fail. And that’s because it’s a flawed system based on completely faulty principles that aren’t consistent with human behavior and can’t nurture the human spirit.

Here’s are some excerpts of my 1995 essay “Why Socialism Failed”:



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Socialism for rich.
Rugged individualism for the poor and middle class.
 

Key Takeaways​

Israel, India, and the United Kingdom all adopted socialism as an economic model following World War II.
Socialism is guilty of a fatal conceit: It believes its system can make better decisions for the people than they can for themselves.
Socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried.
Socialists are fond of saying that socialism has never failed because it has never been tried. But in truth, socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried, from the Soviet Union beginning a century ago to three modern countries that tried but ultimately rejected socialism—Israel, India, and the United Kingdom.

While there were major political differences between the totalitarian rule of the Soviets and the democratic politics of Israel, India, and the U.K., all three of the latter countries adhered to socialist principles, nationalizing their major industries and placing economic decision-making in the hands of the government.

>>> What Americans Must Know About Socialism

The Soviet failure has been well documented by historians. In 1985, General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev took command of a bankrupt disintegrating empire. After 70 years of Marxism, Soviet farms were unable to feed the people, factories failed to meet their quotas, people lined up for blocks in Moscow and other cities to buy bread and other necessities, and a war in Afghanistan dragged on with no end in sight of the body bags of young Soviet soldiers.

So why has the democrat party embraced socialism in the states and cities they control? People are leaving in droves to escape.

I’ve bought a book ~ Can Socialists be Happy? By George Orwell.

Haven’t started it yet. Am finishing up Jack Reacher.
 
We are “socialist” by the standards of 19th and early 20th century America.

Can you deny that capitalism tempered by government regulation (ie socialism) has been anything but a comparative success?
 
Pure ignorance come on support your point. Put up or shut up.
Trump has cut the power of government the opposite of socialism.
Democrats increase the power of government thats socialism
Surrender accepted you vcant prove your point change your name to just Nuthin
I got your huckleberry.
For generations, Republicans have advocated for small government, free market capitalism with minimal government interference, free trade and low taxes. Republican President Ronald Reagan summarized this philosophy when he said in his 1981 Inaugural Address that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”

But Trump has expanded presidential powers in ways that would appall Reagan, threatening our freedoms, interfering in businesses and the free market in an unprecedented manner, and imposing tariffs that are the antithesis of free trade and function as a regressive national sales tax on Americans.

Trump has used his position as president to supersize government to satisfy his thirst for power, fame and greater wealth. He has weaponized government to harm individuals, groups and nations he opposes; dominate the news to satisfy his gigantic ego; and monetize the presidency.
 
When did America socialize Senior Drugs at a RETAIL COST to the taxpayer, sending Pfizer stock up 100 fold???






Not only was the socialization of Senior Drugs done 100% by WH, House and Senate controlled by Only Israel Matters Party, but the WH Actuary who did the cost estimate was told to "shut up or else" because W was lying to Congress about the estimate...
 
Trump needs to concentrate on the economy or Democrats will make serious gains in Congress. Americans have no tolerance for long wars.
 
Children are easily manipulated. They were taught gender can be changed
Yes, SOME believe it. Not my children.

I think we are getting beyond that WOKE BS.

What an odd time.

MEN AND WOMEN ARE THE SAME! WOMEN CAN HAVE PENSISES AND MEN CAN HAVE VAGINAS!!

Just trying to tear down our institutions.
 
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Key Takeaways​

Israel, India, and the United Kingdom all adopted socialism as an economic model following World War II.
Socialism is guilty of a fatal conceit: It believes its system can make better decisions for the people than they can for themselves.
Socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried.
Socialists are fond of saying that socialism has never failed because it has never been tried. But in truth, socialism has failed in every country in which it has been tried, from the Soviet Union beginning a century ago to three modern countries that tried but ultimately rejected socialism—Israel, India, and the United Kingdom.

While there were major political differences between the totalitarian rule of the Soviets and the democratic politics of Israel, India, and the U.K., all three of the latter countries adhered to socialist principles, nationalizing their major industries and placing economic decision-making in the hands of the government.

>>> What Americans Must Know About Socialism

The Soviet failure has been well documented by historians. In 1985, General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev took command of a bankrupt disintegrating empire. After 70 years of Marxism, Soviet farms were unable to feed the people, factories failed to meet their quotas, people lined up for blocks in Moscow and other cities to buy bread and other necessities, and a war in Afghanistan dragged on with no end in sight of the body bags of young Soviet soldiers.

So why has the democrat party embraced socialism in the states and cities they control? People are leaving in droves to escape.
As a pragmatist, I see that there is a place for all models in a successful society. Capitalism, socialism, and even communism needs to coexist in a mixed economy.
 
As a pragmatist, I see that there is a place for all models in a successful society. Capitalism, socialism, and even communism needs to coexist in a mixed economy.
So why would anyone support socialism and communism when both failed, created oppression, mass slaughter, and wars. How do you coexist with Russia. Ask Ukraine. Supporting a model that always fails is not pragmatism thats stupidity.
 
When the UAE, after realizing that they owned zillions of dollars in oil, made every citizen extremely wealthy, was that socialism? Or, the type of communism that never gets talked about in the US?
 
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