Committed capitalists are often baffled by socialists, and more specifically the apparent rise of socialism as an economic system. On the surface, the issue seems rather “cut and dry” to the capitalist. Isn't a system based on free trade preferable to government controlled trade? Would we not prefer to make our own decisions, rather than handing them over to a 3rd party state apparatus? What about property rights? The capitalist is often legitimately perplexed as to why a socialists would push for more and more government control over life, liberty, and property rather than keeping the rights of self-reliance under our own control. The answer to this socialistic enigma finds it's genesis in three groups of people: the over-educated ignorant; the under-educated ignorant; and the puppet masters in power who convince them of Socialism's benefits. At the end of the day it is the puppet masters who benefit the most; but they need the proverbial “useful idiots” to stir up a crowd, storm the capitalists, or stuff the ballot box. America is in danger of this happening today.
Let's take a look at these three groups. First you must have the puppet masters who pull the strings. Karl Marx is an historical example. As was Vladimir Lenin, and (surprising to some) Adolph Hitler, who headed up the Nazi (National Socialist) party. While you could make a pretty convincing case that men like these were evil, and short-sighted; you must also begrudgingly admit that in some ways they were crafty. They certainly had a plan laid out for taking over power; and they knew how to whip a crowd into a frenzy. They also knew what the puppet master must always know about Socialism: It is THEY....the ones in power, who benefit the most from Socialism. Competition from the business world is squelched, and resistance from the populace is ceded; leaving the puppet masters in power unchecked and usually unhinged. The old adage, “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is never more evident than under a socialistic state. But other groups must exist to give these rulers power, which is where the two other groups come in.
The over-educated idiot bloc is a fast growing political force in America today. The universities are overrun with them, in both the faculties and student bodies. The misnomer is that education leads to knowledge, which leads to better decision-making. And this would be true if the degrees handed out in droves were actually the result of true education, based on true knowledge. But all too often, students are not taught to think; they are taught to repeat catch phrases and mantras. And look what this has produced. Beto O'Rourke cannot give a coherent answer to basic policy questions. Everything involves “a national conversation” or the need to “speak truth to power”, blah, blah, blah. How can an ignoramus like him have a conversation when he doesn't know what the true issues are? And how can he speak truth to power when he doesn't know the truth and he seeks TO BE the one in power? Simplistic answers to complex questions, parroted by a man with some education, a nice smile, and a blank stare in his eyes.
Sounds very similar to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) the latest darling of the American commies. In her we see this same type of educated ignorance, though in her case there is an added layer of hubris, disguised as false humility. AOC wants the people who elected her to think she's just “Alex from the Bronx” – that hard working, poor girl from the “average Joe” neighborhood, who overcame all the obstacles to become a success. In truth, she's a privileged girl from a rich neighborhood, who maneuvered her way into being a political hack.
Beto and AOC are both aspiring puppet masters. While neither comes off as especially bright, they both long for power (as most politicians do) so they can can force their ideas on the people; both the ones who agree and the ones who don't. Beto and AOC have climbed the socialistic ladder from uneducated ignorant, to educated ignorant, to puppet master; and they will be rewarded handsomely if their extreme ideology wins the day. But to gain power under a “democratic” system, they need the third group who falls for Socialism. They need the uneducated and ignorant.
This third group is defined by both factors: they are uneducated and they are ignorant. But it is important to note that the two don't always go hand-in-hand. Some uneducated people are very intelligent, and can see through the smoke and mirrors of Socialism's false promises. And, truth be told, a lack of formal education is not such a bad thing, when the formal education amounts to nothing more than progressive indoctrination. Most of the uneducated intellectuals of the world (the ones who can think for themselves) will reject AOC and Beto. They may be poor. They may have dead-end jobs. But they're not stupid. But AOC was elected by those ignorant enough to think handing power to “Alex from the Bronx” will make their life better, when in fact it will only serve to make “Alex's” life better. They will likely stay ignorant and stay poor, but with AOC's help they will be able to make a lot of other people poor also. At least then they won't feel so lonely.
They will THINK AOC is making their life better when she pushes for an astronomical minimum wage. They will cheer her and vote for her because she's a “champion of the common people” (ha ha, so was Lenin), not realizing that the wage hike will simply lead to their employer eliminating their job. But, yet again, the rabble-rousing, aspiring, puppet masters like AOC will be at the ready, bullhorn in hand to blame the companies for “taking these jobs away from hard working people” when it was AOC's policies that deep-sixed the economy in the first place. But her supporters won't care. They're ignorant, and her job security hinges upon them staying that way.
Historically, Socialism in all of it's ugly forms, has done nothing but make people resent each other and make them all collectively more poor. Except for the ones at the top. The puppet masters do quite well under Socialism. Why do you think they push for it? And push themselves into power to go along with it? It's not to benefit the commoners, and it won't benefit the commoners. It benefits the state parasites who sell it as a bag of magic beans.
The solution to the rise of Socialism is for those who can see it's pitfalls to point them out and hope against hope that the ignorant who embrace it will listen to reason, or self-educate themselves into a greater understanding. Formal education won't cut it, because it is largely given over to the dogma of the dictators. Make no mistake, politicians like AOC and Beto are dangerous, if for no other reason than because they have the personas to get themselves elected. And when they do, they will be welcomed to the country club of Socialism. And the commoners will be perpetually paying their tab.
Very good read and I totally agree. We are embarking on dangerous time for our great nation and attention needs brought to help people make better decisions.
Posted by: Kevin S. | January 18, 2019 at 11:14 AM