The Stealthy Spread of Socialism in the U.S.American Thinker
by K.E. Campbell
The biggest challenge facing Republicans in the 112th Congress is not Barack Obama. It is not Harry Reid and the Democrat-controlled Senate. It isn't high unemployment, repealing ObamaCare, the threat of Islamism and shariah in America, the deficit, or the looming insolvency of several (mostly blue) states. These, broadly speaking, are symptoms. The disease is socialism or, at the very least, a pervasive socialistic mindset.
According to a February 2010 Gallup poll, "61% of liberals say their image of socialism is positive" and "53% of Democrats have a positive image of socialism." Overall, 36% of Americans view socialism favorably.
Winston Churchill aptly described socialism as "a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." As economist Thomas Sowell put it, "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it."
MOREThe left has been pretty successful at yanking people's guilt strings. For every 3 or 4 families that need "help" there's a kindly overpaid bureaucrat (the 'new' middle class) shepherding the money to them. They go home to their nice house in the suburbs while the poverty stricken person agonizes in crappy houses and high crime.
Sheeple have such an amazing ability to adapt to their environment and circumstances. Even under the worse conditions, they accept the reality of their life and become complacent while they continue to blame oppressors even though the tools of self empowerment are readily available. And the same people that say what you do on your own time is nobody's business are the same ones who want to pass laws saying you can't smoke even on your own time.
Plus it seems that Republicans (the leadership) have become the new liberals while Democrats have taken a fancy to the old Soviet style of dictating. (Can you say communists boys an girls?)
