I was going to add something really snarky, but that comparison was so stupid that I think it broke my brain.
"Socialism is like soup with no vegetables, and no meat, and no salt, and no pepper", WTF?
So is it like water? Socialism is water? Is money like chunks of meat?
My brain hates Don Young.
OK, so I guess he doesn't want his healthcare coverage then, huh!
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ReplyDelete"Socialism: ... A socialist society is envisioned as being characterized by the dictatorship of the proletariat; the existence of a high degree of cooperation and equality; and the absence of discrimination, poverty, exploitation, and war."
So, Rep. Young, let's just say if discrimination is like vegetables, poverty is like meat, exploitation is like salt, and war (W.A.R.?) is like pepper, then maybe a soup WITHOUT all those ingredients in it isn't so bad. An invigorating broth perhaps? Such a nice thing to take the chill off during the still-cold Alaska evenings.
And if what you mean by making everything "level" is developing a high degree of equality among all Americans, then, Rep. Young, I would refer you to our country's founders' immortal words in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men (all HUMANS) are created equal ... "
Wouldn't a sense of true equality and a serious spirit of cooperation encourage entrepreneurship in America? While I believe government in any extreme form is dangerous, socialism has a basically decent premise: that the people cooperatively govern themselves for the greater good of their community. Surely entrepreneurs would be welcome to contribute to the greater good in a society which views all humanity as equal.
Of course I know there will never be a perfect way to organize the economic foundations of any governmental ideology, whether it's socialist, capitalist, communist, or ... ? But can we not add more wholesome ingredients to the governmental soup at least, such as a pinch of compassion, a dash of understanding, and a handful of hope?
VR
I dunno, my husband's and my Social Security Soup has all the basic food groups in it, plus crackers and cheese, and ice cream and apple crisp for dessert.
ReplyDeleteHumans are 90% water...
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