The premature and thoroughly ridiculous chorus that has reverberated around our country ever since Barack Obama became president, is that now the United States is headed toward Socialism. The troubling aspect is that many who echo those sentiments don’t actually know what Socialism is, they merely parrot the “intellectuals” they listen to on Talk Radio. The word “Socialism” is trotted out anytime some wag wants to attack or diminish another person’s viewpoint. When people hear the word, they immediately think of drab conditions and people wandering around deserted cities and waiting in food-lines and basically living a miserable life. Now while many socialist countries have failed, there are certain aspects of Socialism that can be a benefit to any society.

What Is Socialism

Technically Socialism is the economic branch of Communism. Much like Capitalism is the economic arm of Democracy. But to those who fear the encroaching shadow of Socialism, they might open there eyes and realize that aspects of socialism already exist in our country. And many of them are beneficiaries of said policies. How about Public Schools, what about unemployment insurance and let’s not forget everybody’s favorite, Social Security. Yes people shout that it was something that they paid into, but what they don’t realize is that they get the money they put in back in about six years, the rest is picked up by the government.

Don’t Worry, It Won’t Happen

Besides, the true rulers of our country, big business, is not about to let anyone stop you from going online and purchasing generic 108r00724 ink cartridge. It’s not Socialism that people should worry about, but the politicians who lead this great democracy. They are the elected officials who are supposed to look out for the welfare of the people, but that just isn’t the case. After all, what with the Wall Street melt-down, the dastardly practices of banks and the lax attitude of BP, we really get to see who’s in charge. And since everybody loves the Free Market and commerce, guess which country has perhaps the most stable economy in the world? Yes, Germany, a Social Democracy.

As one wise man said, “It’s not that Socialism or Capitalism can’t ultimately work, it’s just that nobody plays by the rules.”

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