BERNIE SANDERS WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN SOCIALISM BY DESCRIBING IT AS ANYTHING OTHER THAN SOCIALISM
Bernie Sanders wants you to be certain that
this time socialism will work.
The Vermont crackpot and crusty statist announced on Sunday that he’ll soon be delivering a speech that will explain his vision of democratic socialism.
For
@SlyPokerDog
Incidentally, the phrase “democratic socialism” is a contradiction in terms. Countries with centrally planned economies don’t allow people to decide on how resources will be allocated democratically. Everything is coerced because the state determines what’s best, not the people.
Also: The state
sucks at determining what’s best.
Sanders the Socialist
At a campaign stop in Iowa, Sanders offered up the following: “I think there are a lot of people who, when they hear the word ‘socialist,’ get very, very nervous.”
That’s understandable, since socialism killed tens of millions of people in the 20th century. But please go on.
“What we’re probably going to do to begin with is hold a major speech in the not-too-distant future to define exactly what I mean by democratic socialism,” he said.
What he’s going to do is obvious. He’s going to disregard the failures and human rights abuses of Cuba, Venezuela, the Soviet Union, North Korea, et. al. and boldly state that
hisflavor of socialism is that one that you’re looking for.
It’s not.
A Failed Promise
All socialist states start off with a promise to feed the people, to support all workers, and to distribute scarce resources fairly and equitably.
They end with misery, poverty, and death.
Sanders will emphasize the eternally unfulfilled promises of socialism and gloss over its countless horrors. He’s going to try to make a century’s worth of economic and cultural depravity look a great alternative by throwing out a few words of false hope.
He’ll put a pickle on a crap sandwich. He’ll place an air freshener atop a septic tank. He’ll put a bowtie on a pig’s tail.
The Wrong Appeal
Sanders will also make an appeal to people’s baser instincts. In this case, envy.
Case in point, Sanders said this on Sunday: “To me, democratic socialism means democracy. It means creating a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthiest people in the country.”
And there it is. Class envy.
That should be a sign that socialism sucks right there. When he has to sell it by putting Americans against each other and dividing people based on income level and net worth, then you should realize that there’s something wrong up front.
Fortunately, you have decades of history to further make the case that socialism is an economic turd biscuit.
