FOX: In a world where we now have three so-called “democratic” socialists in office (which is an oxymoron if I’ve ever seen one), you’d think the American public must be increasingly moving to the left. But you would be wrong. A brand-new Fox News poll disputes that thesis. The poll, which was released on February 13 finds that “Fifty-seven percent of voters have a positive opinion of capitalism. That’s more than twice the number who feel the same about socialism (25 percent).” How about that. (And, if you ask me, the actual figure is probably even higher because most people, especially millennials, can’t even define socialism.)
So what’s causing this surprisingly large disdain for socialism?
I have a few ideas…
1. Americans enjoy eating food
Like you, I prefer three meals a day, and rotten meat for zero of them. Call me petty, but this is a major issue for me.
It was socialists pretending to be democrats. Now it’s communists pretending to be socialists. Next up: dictators pretending to be communists.
I’ve never been a big fan of Bracken. But he’s really been growing on me lately. I found this over at Kenny’s place and personally I think it’s spot on. It also ties a lot of current headlines together.
https://www.americanpartisan.org/2019/01/covington-gives-a-glimpse-of-civil-war-two/
You mean, Americans DON’T like eating their pets – or fighting with their neighbors to pick up dinner at the zoo? 😳
Walpurgis, you’re on to it.
If I banked up a million American dollars I could live like a king in Venezuela, Cuba, and other socialist/communist states. But would I want to want to live there?
I have no problem eating my hogs, both named Pelosi.
And I have no problem eating my hens and roosters, none of which have names.
Fuck you, you non Republic pieces of shit.
I love capitalism because it is the emergent behavior of (mathematically chaotic) free markets, and such markets are a natural property of individuals free to associate with whom and in ways that they choose in pursuit of their own happiness.
Agreed Al, we eat the socialists.
Sounds good, AB, but we’ll need to hose ’em down, then fumigate and quarantine them first. (-:
You don’t say…
That’s funny, the same number of millenials couldn’t define capitalism either. But they know what Candy Crush is.
When I walk down the street or ride a city bus and see 100% of the folks looking at their smart phones it should equal 100% against socialism.
Yet the American populace is a large group of ignorant fucks.
We are eventually doomed. They are indoctrinated at an early age, the ones they don’t abort.
We are fucked indeed.
Socialists are vegans who only smoke weed. That’s sweet long pork right there.
Granted, it’s a modest proposal…. but a Swift solution.
Funny thing is; “Capitalism” isn’t a “system” or a “philosophy.”
“Das Kapital” was written by Marx (Karl not Groucho) in an attempt to systematize and categorize “Do What You Want With What’s Yours.”
Totalitarianism demands (requires?) regimentation – society built and forced into squares in order for the totalitarian to control all aspects. “Liberty” and “Freedom” are just too messy – “allowing” more choices than the totalitarian can control.
“All is forbidden except what is allowed.”
“All is allowed except what is forbidden.”
Diametrically opposite. Cannot be compromised – at least, not without some philosophical (and moral) contortions.
Socialists (of ALL stripes) are more anti-Freedom and anti-Liberty than anti-Capitalist – capital exists even in the most dismal, barbaric, fever swamp, dystopian nightmare of a socialist country – until the dawn of that ever-elusive “Utopia” of the socialists’ perverted imagination.
Look at the “everything free” countries of North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela?
How to explain the abundances? Lands of milk and honey?
The Paradises of San Francisco, LA, Chicago, Detroit, New York?
How many people are risking their lives to get INTO Venezuela?
izlamo delenda est …
Capitalism has given us the good things of life. Socialists would live off liver, broccoli and tofu never once enjoying a pizza with everything, a footlong with the works or a nice, thick sirloin rare with mushrooms and a side of steak fries. They would watch Ballet while Rawhide goes over their heads. No John Wayne just Hugh Grant. Their 4 wheelers are clean. Libs fill the lines to ride the teacups, capitalists pack the turnstitles to ride Mindbenders or throwup whirlers! Socialists go to teas and poetry readings. Capitalists drink stright bourbon and jump ditches on riding lawn mowers! Socialists made Air Supply popular! Capitalists gave us Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet!
If you need 3 reasons
your a moron.
Dan – F’You you know nothing mentally ill bully POS.
No offense meant, just find Dan as a conservative tool just as the alphabet networks MSM progressive ones are.