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2019-03-06 Home Front: Politix

Thomas Sowell: Socialism is a wonderful sounding idea, it's only as a reality it is disastrous

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-03-06 03:44|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The world isn't perfect.

There's a bunch of sadistic megalomaniacs who promise to create a (vaguely defined) perfect world if only we blindly trust them by giving them absolute power over us.

This proposition does sound insane, not 'wonderful.'

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2019-03-06 14:43|| 2019-03-06 14:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Socialism enters via vote and exits via gunfire.

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2019-03-06 15:27|| 2019-03-06 15:27|| Front Page Top

#3 The old East German saying went like this.
There are two opinions about socialism.

1) Socialism is a great idea. Unfortunately you can't realize it.
2) Socialism is a great idea. Unfortunately you can realize it.

Posted by European Conservative 2019-03-06 17:09|| 2019-03-06 17:09|| Front Page Top

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