Atman (31,356 posts)
5. Long on personal opinion, short any facts
I've already had a FB Trumpy quote this article to me, telling me that socialism is "poison." He believes Democratic Socialism is just another word for Communism (something this author alludes to). Trump saved America, and socialists will just take over all industry and give away all of their stuff to no-good poor people. Seriously, dude believes this.
Different flavors of socialism, basically the same kinds of horrible results:
* USSR - purges, starvation, Gulags;
* China - purges, starvation, "re-education" camps;
* Cuba - purges, prison camps, economic ruin;
* Vietnam - purges, "re-education" camps;
* Zimbabwe - purges, race killings, economic ruin;
* Venezuela - economic ruin;
* Nicaragua - 1.0 purges, genocide; 2.0 economic ruin in progress;
* Ethiopia - starvation (and probably purges).
Just off the top of my head.