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It's All Politics
Socialism: Why World’s Worst Idea Won’t Die
submitted 3 years ago by sproketboy from nationalreview.com
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[–]bagano1 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (2 children)
It takes advantage of the fact that most people don't critically think.
Think of something like, "Everyone should be equal" or "Women should be able to do everything a man can." Ask someone that and anyone would say yes, they agree. It would take someone who actually knows why it's a bad idea to say no. People generally don't want to hear anything negative. The average person is the lowest-common-denominator and isn't intelligent enough to question anything or go against the grain.
The flaws of socialism aren't taught in school. I had to learn it from a handbook made for GM factory workers that I found in my basement left by the house's previous owners. It explained perfectly why it was basically a scam. Is it possible it was propaganda by GM to promote capitalism and screw people over? Yes, but many of the points they made held up under scrutiny, backed up with historical evidence.
[–]noice 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
Any chance you still have that on hand?
[–]bagano1 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
Not sure where it is.
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