http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2009/10/from-one-that-lived-under-communism.html

America is the only nation in the free world in which “socialism” is generally thought of in negative terms.

This, of course, is completely untrue.

My wife and I have a number of friends who came here from Russia and from other countries that were behind the Iron Curtain. Not a single one favors socialism. They are all warning us — passionately — that America is headed for disaster. They all say in one way or another, “You just don’t know what it’s like. If you did, you’d be fighting much harder to stop it.”

And all it takes is a cursory review of blogs hosted by Canadians, Brits, Aussies or Kiwis to see how well they like socialism in their countries: They hate it.

There may be a number of countries where socialism is officially seen as good, but it seems to me that the only people who like socialism are the ones who are in power or the ones who just enjoy being on the dole.

The way the Freehold handled this was to make the ones being rescued pay the entire cost/salaries of the rescue attempt, including any equipment lost, fuel used, or lives endangered.

The cost would exceed most people’s bank accounts, thus forced indenture would be employed.

How does he think 30% of Americans that don’t pay income taxes, can ‘share in the cost’? It’s redistribution, not cost shares across the entirety. These people can’t isolate even easily defined concepts.

Just as in the UK and Canada, for example, we would remain free to choose our own insurance policies and private physicians.

That’s like saying savages are free to fly, absent any technology for them to utilize.

America is the only nation in the free world in which “socialism” is generally thought of in negative terms.

They’re scared to be alone. They need a group therapy and hug, you see. Otherwise, they get the shakes, anxiety attacks, and need to be medicated.

http://www.geneveith.com/the-pedigree-of-research-into-ideological-bias/_3550/

The thing that galls me is that we _could_. That is…we could amend the Constitution to allow socialism. But to do that, we’d have to have agreement of the majority of the people, and that just isn’t going to happen. So the socialism is going to be thrust upon us inch by inch. Millimeter by millimeter. And the will of the people is ignored.

While I would agree that in a sense they – we – deserve it because we haven’t stayed alert, at the same time, people are busy living their lives. They aren’t political animals for the most part. Elections come every 2 yrs or 4 years – depending – and we expect people will live up to the oath they take – To Support and Defend the Constitution – not undermine it. So the citizens have been fools. And may pay the penalty.

Or seeing no other alternative, they may awake to find their nation plundered, take up weapons of self-defense and throw the bums out. Of course, they (our new rulers) expect that they have control – they have the military and the police…right?

I’m not so sure about that. And becoming less sure every day.

How many libs do you know who will be willing to serve in their private army, using – OMG!! – _GUNS_!! I wonder.

I’m not sure I want to live in “interesting times”, but I’m not so sure I want to miss it either! All you unbelievers – you better revise your ideas about an afterlife … you’re going to want to see how this one comes out!