Socialism: Why World’s Worst Idea Won’t Die

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[–]EpsteinIsHung 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (10 children)

God I hate subliminal messaging like this on articles. Even without reading the article, the individual associates socialism to be the "worst idea" without realizing it. Toxic shit.

[–]chadwickofwv 13 insightful - 4 fun13 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 4 fun -  (9 children)

That's because communism has murdered more innocents than any other ideology in historical record. Which makes it the worst known idea that has ever been put into practice.

If facts trigger you, then that's your problem.

[–][deleted] 13 insightful - 4 fun13 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 4 fun -  (8 children)

Your problem is that associating socialism with communism is actually COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA. Before the commies, nobody ever thought of associating a philosophy of governance founded by Libertarians and Anarchists with communism. But they did that, and the psyop endured for a century or so, and now everybody thinks socialism is the same as communism.

Why do you think Hitler's National Socialists risked EVERYTHING to go fight Communism in the East, while having no peace treaty with the West? What, have you been brainwashed into thinking that Hitler was insane, too? Him and his socialists knew the very great danger of THE WORST IDEA EVER: communism.

But repeating communist propaganda psyop material isn't helping your cause. Read 1984 and realize that destroying language is destroying thought, and with no word for the ideas that "socialism" used to represent before getting co-opted by the commies, these ideas can't be communicated effectively anymore. It's akin to a socioeconomic lobotomy of sorts. EDIT: more like... "It's akin to a sort of lobotomy that would only touch socioeconomic thought, performed on whole populations."

But drones drone on: Socialism is a terrible idea because communism. Sigh.

[–]bagano1 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

Hitler was a megalomaniac that put his conquest of the world above the needs of his nation. After Russia, it would have been China and India, after that, Japan, Australia, North America. He was going to lose at some point.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

You really should study these matters before repeating MSM drivel.

[–]bagano1 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nah, dumbass.

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

"conquest of the world"

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

WWI completely destroyed Germany. It would have stayed destroyed without the support of the West to rebuild. The sequel war was planned in the 1800s by Edward VII who didn't get to see the fruits of his conspiracy. Germany wouldn't have started the war if not lured into it. Hitler did not fight as well as he could have for many reasons. Hitler was always going to lose. It seems Hitler moved to South America after. I'm no fan of Hitler or any government on any side, but the WWII narrative we're all told is bullshit when you start looking into it.

[–]bagano1 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Did you come from Voat or something?

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Not remotely. I just know history more than you obviously. Look into it. Challenge yourself. Examine views that you don't buy into, and maybe you might even change your mind when the evidence is too strong to deny. If you don't look you'll never know for sure. SO FUCKING MUCH of what we're sold through the corporate media is bullshit.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

conquest of the world

The Germans never had "conquest of the world" as a war aim. The goal was to conquer the food-producing areas of the Soviet Union, so that Germany could not be starved out like it was in WWI.

It was war propaganda that the Germans wanted to take over the world. I remember watching a newsreel that had the Germans jumping from Algeria over the Atlantic into the Caribbean and then Washington DC - laughable. But that's what they did to scare the shit out of Americans so they'd volunteer to fight in the war.

[–]bagano1 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Uhhhhhh, SURE.