Socialism is not in the least what it pretends to be ... It does not build, it destroys. For destruction is the essence of it. It produces nothing, it only consumes what the social order based on private ownership in the means of production has created. Ludwig von Mises

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

That's just human nature. People are inherently inclined to blindly follow a leader and submit themselves to some form of hierarchy, or for a small minority become that leader. The Consumers will always be prone to manipulation, and the Capitalists will always be prone to seize upon that.

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

Then don't be prone